WestJet Airlines pilot Carey Steacy had just finished a flight from Victoria to Calgary in canada, when the cleaning team brought a note to the cockpit.
The message, written on a napkin, was from a 'David' and left in seat 12E. It read:
'To Capt/WestJet, The cockpit of an airliner is no place for a woman. A woman being a mother is the most honor, not as 'captain'….p.s. I wish WestJet could tell me a fair lady is at the helm so I can book another flight!'
He continued: 'In the end this is all mere vanity. Not impressed. Respectfully in love, Daniel.'
Ms Steacy, who is a mother of two and has been a pilot for 17 years, said she has never been a target of such obvious sexism.
The pilot posted pictures of the note to her Facebook page, writing:
'I have heard many comments from people throughout my 17-year career as a pilot. Most of them positive. Your note is, without a doubt, the funniest. It was a joke, right? RIGHT?? I thought not.'
She continued: 'You were more than welcome to deplane when you heard I was a "fair lady". You have that right. Funny, we all, us humans, have the same rights in this great free country of ours.'
But since posting pictures of the note, Steacy has received overwhelming support - and she hopes that she might even inspire more women to become pilots themselves.
'I just hope that that mindset can change, like it has in a lot of professions.'