Meet the airline pilot who turned the ‘dumb blonde’ stereotype on its head and took social media by storm with her incredible Cockpit View videos and Instagram snaps.

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

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

And she is definitely doing great.

Michelle, 31, is a Boeing 737 pilot with a Dutch airline who posts fascinating, tightly produced cockpit view videos of some of her flights, complete with on-screen explanations of what the pilots are doing and observing. In addition, interesting geography is noted below.

Her followers appreciate the effort she puts in, describing her images as “informative,” “engaging,” and “beautifully done.”

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

Michelle, a beautiful blonde, also turns the “dumb blonde” stereotype on its head.

She told MailOnline Travel: “Sometimes people don’t expect it [women] To become a pilot, but this only applies to people outside the airline industry. In my company I feel treated like one of the boys. I have never experienced serious or overt sexism. I’ve heard other stories from other women though, so I wouldn’t say it happens at all.

Women are a distinct minority in the pilot community, but does she feel the glass ceiling has weakened for her?

The photo on the left of Michelle, taken during a Christmas vacation in Mexico, has been viewed more than 20,000 times on Instagram. Michelle says she ‘doesn’t feel like a social media star, but feels like a pilot telling/sharing my story’

MailOnline first spoke to Michelle six years ago when her social media videos went viral. And they still attract a lot of clicks. Michelle recently posted an incredible video of a landing at Keflavik Airport in Iceland, which has received 515,000 views so far.

These photos are from Michelle’s cockpit view video of a landing on beautiful Santorini. Michelle’s videos come complete with on-screen explanations of what the pilots are doing and observing. In addition, interesting geography is noted below

Michelle, who lives in Amsterdam, says: “We may be in the minority, but I see improvement. Today there are more female pilots than ever before, so I think we are on the right track. I don’t think it is more difficult to advance in the aviation industry as all the exams and tests are the same. It all comes down to seniority and gender will neither speed things up nor slow things down.

MailOnline first spoke to Michelle six years ago when her social media videos went viral. And they still attract a lot of clicks.

Michelle says landing is her favorite part of flying as a pilot – and she recently posted an amazing video of one at Iceland’s Keflavik Airport, which has been viewed 515,000 times to date.

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

Michelle, a beautiful blonde, turned the “dumb blonde” stereotype on its head

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

Michelle, who lives in Amsterdam, says: “[Women] is in the minority… but I see improvement. Today there are more female pilots than ever before, so I think we are on the right track.

In 2018, Michelle published an e-book titled Become an Airline Pilot

And an accompanying launch video from the same airport has so far been viewed 214,000 times.

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

Another popular video on her YouTube channel shows a landing on the exotic Greek island of Santorini.

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

But landing there is a daily commute for Michelle.

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

There she “happily rents a quad bike to explore the area” and “grabs a frappe while visiting places like Fira and Imerovigli”.

“You can find me in Oia to watch the beautiful sunsets!” She adds.

She definitely deserved the stoppage.

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