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Skye Simpson

Skye Simpson

Major, Royal Canadian Air Force; CC-130J Hercules pilot at 436 Transport Squadron, 8 Wing Trenton

Jun 23, 2026

19:58
It's about pushing yourself closer and closer to your limits, and sometimes beyond them.
20:05
I think I've always kinda struggled a little bit with, like, imposter syndrome.
20:08
So when I showed up at the unit, I'm, like, this young, I'm the only female pilot there, and there are all these guys with this ton of experience, like really kinda, like, hardened.
20:19
The unit has spent the last, you know, seven years at that point, eight years in Afghanistan.
20:25
You look around and you go, "Whoa, okay.
20:28
Like, I really have to have my act together here," because you wanna bring something useful to the table.
20:33
So at the beginning, I felt like I was almost a little bit out of place.

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