Age 60/65 Compromise

[Phaedrus]

His source is his desire to be right and stay left. The wish is the father to the thought.

 

[Guppiedriver]

A Pandora's Box will be opened upon passage of a rule change. If you object to changing medical standards, then I recommend that you oppose any change in retirement age.

I object and oppose.

 

[Guppiedriver]

I earned my left seat and no one has the right to take that away from me.

You didn't earn your left seat, you were just the next in line.

 

[satpak77]

You didn't earn your left seat, you were just the next in line.

they can do away with all upgrade rides now then

 

[walden]

Obtuse

 

[SuperFLUF]

they can do away with all upgrade rides now then

Anyone who can't pass an "upgrade ride" shouldn't be working anyways.

I'm not impressed.

 

[Sluggo_63]

they can do away with all upgrade rides now then

The upgrade rides are a formality. The reason they are asked to upgrade to Captain is they were next in line. Unlike the military, where 'seniority' means nothing (as far as upgrades go), and you are sent to 'Aircraft Commander' school based on ability, no because you are next copilot who's been there the longest.

I'm not saying one is better than the other, or we should change systems at the airlines, but you get your chance to upgrade at the airlines by being next in line.

 

[Klako]

7 out 10 ALPA members don't want to change the rule. Leave it alone, and bring the thousands of furloughs back to their jobs, and providing for their families.

Not before we bring the thousands forced to retire back to their jobs, and providing for their families.

Correct me if I am wrong but I believe that pilots on furlough were allowed to participate in the ALPA survey. If you included the pilots that were forced to retire in the survey, as they should, your numbers would have been very different. Since when do furloughed pilots have more rights that forced to retire pilots?

 

[satpak77]

my point is the left seat is earned and not just a "next in line" thing. Or that is how I feel. If we have all become a "next in line" mentality this honorable career has really gone down the tubes.

 

[Klako]

Just a quick aside: Klarko said on his website that the age of 60 is "obituary". I believe he meant "arbitrary", but the irony is just too good to let it pass.

Thanks for the dig. I usta cudn't even spll aviator, now I are one.