Meet the female airline pilot who has turned the ‘dumb blonde’ stereotype upside down

With 333,000 subscribers on YouTube and 323,000 followers on Instagram, Michelle Gooris, aka DutchPilotGirlshe’s definitely a social media star on paper.

But he says he doesn’t feel like one, that he feels “like a pilot telling/sharing my story with the world and trying to inspire other people.”

And by all accounts, she’s doing a great job.

Michelle, 31, is a Boeing 737 pilot for a Dutch airline who posts fascinating cockpit view videos of some of her flights, skillfully produced, with on-screen explanations of what the pilots are doing and watching. Also, the interesting geography below is signposted.

His followers clearly appreciate the effort he puts into, describing his footage as “informative”, “engaging” and “beautifully done”.

Michelle has 333,000 subscribers on YouTube and 323,000 followers on Instagram

A stunning blonde, Michelle is also upending the ‘dumb blonde’ stereotype.

She tells MailOnline Travel: ‘Sometimes people don’t expect [women] being a pilot, but that’s only the case for people outside of the aviation industry. In my company, I feel that they treat me as one of the others. I have never experienced not being taken seriously or overt sexism. However, I have heard other stories from other women, so I won’t say that it doesn’t happen at all.

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The left photo of Michelle, taken during a Christmas vacation in Mexico, garnered more than 20,000 views on Instagram. Michelle says that she “doesn’t feel like a social media star, but like a pilot who tells/shares my story.”

MailOnline first spoke to Michelle six years ago when her social media videos began to go viral. And they continue to attract a large number of clicks. Michelle recently posted an amazing video of a landing at Keflavik Airport in Iceland, with 515,000 views to date.

These images are taken from Michelle’s cockpit view video of a landing in stunning Santorini. Michelle’s videos come complete with on-screen explanations of what the pilots are doing and watching. Also, the interesting geography below is signposted.

Michelle, who lives in Amsterdam, says: ‘We are in the minority, actually, but I see improvements. Today there are more women pilots than ever before, so I think we are going in the right direction. I don’t feel that progressing in the aviation industry is more difficult as all exams and tests are the same. It all comes down to seniority and it won’t go any faster or slower due to gender.”

MailOnline first spoke to Michelle six years ago when her social media videos began to go viral. And they continue to attract a large number of clicks.

Michelle says that landing is her favorite part of flying as a pilot, and she recently posted an amazing video of one in Keflavik Airport in Iceland, with the footage attracting 515,000 views to date.

Michelle’s followers clearly appreciate the effort she puts into her videos, describing her footage as “informative,” “engaging,” and “beautifully done.”

Stunning blonde Michelle has turned the ‘dumb blonde’ stereotype on its head

Michelle tells MailOnline Travel: ‘Sometimes people don’t expect [a woman] to be a pilot, but that’s only the case for people outside of the aviation industry.’ She adds: “In my company, I feel like I’m treated like one of the others.”

Michelle, who lives in Amsterdam, says: ‘[Women] they are a minority… but I do see improvement. Today there are more female pilots than ever before, so I think we are going in the right direction’

In 2018, Michelle published an eBook called Become an Airline Pilot.

and a partner takeoff video from the same airport it has so far obtained 214,000 visits.

Michelle, who has been a pilot for 10 years, describes Iceland as “an epic place for the most breathtaking road trips, Northern Lights viewing, glacier or volcano hiking, blue lagoons and much more.”

Another popular video on his YouTube channel shows a landing in the other world. greek island of santorini.

To the untrained eye, it looks like a tricky landing, with the runway situated right next to the sea.

But landing there is all in a day’s work for Michelle.

She says: “The runway is shorter than usual and there is terrain nearby, but landing there is not considered difficult.”

While there, he loves to “rent a quad to explore” and “have a frappe while visiting places like Fira and Imerovigli.”

‘You can find me in Oia to see the amazing sunsets!’ she adds.

Downtime has definitely been earned.

You can find Michelle on YouTube at www.youtube.com/@DutchPilotGirl and on Instagram at dutch pilot girl. In 2018, Michelle published an eBook called Become an airline pilot. For more visit michellegooris.com.

When MailOnline Travel asked Michelle what her favorite part of flying as a pilot was, the answer was short and sweet: ‘The landings!’