 In 1930, BAT hired Church as head stewardess, and she recruited seven others for a three-month trial period.The stewardesses, or "sky girls" as BAT called them, had to be registered nurses, "single, younger than 25 years old; weigh less than 115 pounds "[52 kg]"; and stand less than 5 feet, 4 inches tall "[1.63 m]"".In addition to attending to the passengers, they were expected to, when necessary, help with hauling luggage, fueling and assisting pilots to push the aircraft into hangars.