- Michelle Gooris is a 25-year-old pilot from the Netherlands.
- She has over 54,000 followers on Instagram, where she's known as @dutchpilotgirl.
- She wants to show that anyone can become a pilot if they work hard enough.
Michelle Gooris' selfie game is strong.
The 25-year-old RyanAir pilot shares her view from the cockpit — and her jetsetting adventures on her days off — on Instagram, where she's known by over 54,000 followers as @dutchpilotgirl. She also writes a travel blog of the same name.
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Gooris hopes to show people what a pilot's life is really like, and to combat misconceptions about who can be one. Here's how she does it.
Michelle Gooris is a 25-year-old pilot from the Netherlands.
We had such a great time this week😃 ✈️Thank you for everything amazing 🏝Palma based crew, you are the best😘❤️
A post shared by Michelle ✈️ B737 Airline Pilot (@dutchpilotgirl) on Aug 22, 2017 at 1:38am PDTAug 22, 2017 at 1:38am PDT
She started training at CAE Aviation Academy Amsterdam when she was 19.
Thank you for all your comments on the previous photo! ❤😘✈️ My new base will be Brussels (Zaventem)! 🌍🌸Last week in Barcelona, I will miss the great weather 🌊☀️but I am so ready for a new adventure! 😍💪🏻
A post shared by Michelle ✈️ B737 Airline Pilot (@dutchpilotgirl) on Mar 15, 2017 at 10:48pm PDTMar 15, 2017 at 10:48pm PDT
Now, she works for RyanAir.
What a great day to remember! Thank you all so much! :-) #wing #ceremony #avgeek #pilotlife #pilot #aviator #737 #dublin #crew #aviationlovers #uniform #femalepilot #airport #airplane #aircraft #chief #happy #girl #pilotseyes #amazing #business #job #women
A post shared by Michelle ✈️ B737 Airline Pilot (@dutchpilotgirl) on Oct 13, 2016 at 6:15am PDTOct 13, 2016 at 6:15am PDT
She takes epic cockpit selfies on the job.
☀️Crazy how fast time flies! Seems like yesterday since my first solo flight in the Piper Archer. ✈️ I was super nervous and even forgot that, we as students, were not allowed to make touch and goes on the small runway... 😇 So what did I do? 😅😂😜Watch this video on my Youtube Channel!
A post shared by Michelle ✈️ B737 Airline Pilot (@dutchpilotgirl) on Apr 8, 2017 at 10:12am PDTApr 8, 2017 at 10:12am PDT
When she's not flying around the world, she's a tourist just like everyone else.
America and your people, I miss you! 😌☀️❤ I think it is time to go back and to enjoy this amazing and incredible country... 🌎 Who's going with me? 💪🏻😘 (I lived for over a year in Phoenix during my flight training. I got addicted to the american food, their culture, their nature and their Walmart/Fuddruckers/Fri's/Victoria's Secret etc 😅)
A post shared by Michelle ✈️ B737 Airline Pilot (@dutchpilotgirl) on Feb 16, 2017 at 8:30am PSTFeb 16, 2017 at 8:30am PST
She takes stunning vacations.
The tans will fade but the memories will last forever. 😘There will be an article on my website 💻 soon about this crazy 🍒paradise island🏝 you should all visit. 🍉🍇🐠☀️My month off is over so where shall I go next year? 🌈✈️😃
A post shared by Michelle ✈️ B737 Airline Pilot (@dutchpilotgirl) on Jun 29, 2017 at 4:20am PDTJun 29, 2017 at 4:20am PDT
And she's definitely not afraid of heights.
Flying with no engine and no wings! Watch my video on my Youtube Channel! #paragliding #para #pilot #air #sky #skyporn #greece #follow #subscribe #summer #gopro #goprooftheday #goprohero4 #flying #flight #yolo
A post shared by Michelle ✈️ B737 Airline Pilot (@dutchpilotgirl) on Sep 24, 2015 at 10:09am PDTSep 24, 2015 at 10:09am PDT
Still, the job isn't all jetsetting.
Suit & Tie. Looks always very chique. Please let this piece of clothing not change who you are... 😘 #business #businesswoman #women #girl #pilot #uniform #blonde #b737 #boeing #luxe #work #aircraft #aviation #drinks #suit #tie #success #jetset #happy #awesome #life #lifestyle #lifegoals #goals #girlpilot #inspire #people #airline #voecomelas #misscopilot
A post shared by Michelle ✈️ B737 Airline Pilot (@dutchpilotgirl) on Nov 27, 2016 at 7:48am PSTNov 27, 2016 at 7:48am PST
"I noticed the general idea of being a ‘pilot’ is surrounded by a lot of misconceptions," Gooris wrote on her blog, Dutch Pilot Girl.
🐠 Guess It's clear where I'll be going now! ☀️❤️ @saarb737 you were right! 😘😃Luckily on this flight I will be a passenger and can relax a little bit😴, watch videos💻, write some articles ✍🏻 and last but not least get swollen by all the 🍗food🍖 the airlines provide during the 16 hour flight! 😎😉
A post shared by Michelle ✈️ B737 Airline Pilot (@dutchpilotgirl) on Apr 29, 2017 at 9:21am PDTApr 29, 2017 at 9:21am PDT
Source: Dutch Pilot Girl
Gooris wanted to share her story to show that anyone can become a pilot as long as they give it their all.
Time flies when you're having fun! Feels like yesterday :) Thank you all for watching my Youtube video more than 1 million times guys! #airplane #solo #flight #diamond40 #flying #pilot #girlsflytoo #femalepilot #pilotgirl #cockpit #training #b737 #boeing #diamond #avgeek #aviationdaily #pilotlife #aviation #aviationlovers #stripes #america #arizona #sky #runway #subscribe #pilotlifestyle #gopro #goproflight #gopropilots #pilotgopro
A post shared by Michelle ✈️ B737 Airline Pilot (@dutchpilotgirl) on Sep 20, 2016 at 4:11pm PDTSep 20, 2016 at 4:11pm PDT
"This industry is about passion and the will to work hard for your goals in life," she wrote.
Passengers seated? Let's go! 😘✈️ 25 minutes turnaround is not much but the more you do it, the quicker it goes. Even time for a quick selfie with a spanish captain here 👌😎 ☀️#Instagood #instalike #instadaily #photooftheday #picoftheday #girl #instagram #me #love #smile #woman #happy #fun #inspire #aviation #repost #travel #beautiful #igers #tbt #best #work #crew #pilot #avgeek #instapilot #femalepilot #winter #crew #instamood #avgeek @piloteyes737 #piloteyes737
A post shared by Michelle ✈️ B737 Airline Pilot (@dutchpilotgirl) on Jan 9, 2017 at 5:49am PSTJan 9, 2017 at 5:49am PST
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