Age 65 Stinks

[fob727]

Same old tired song. Your sense of entitlement. You wan to live and die by seniority, but feel you're entitled to what those more senior than you have.

A pilot can legally work until 65...get over it. It's his job, his seniority, his retirement. Not yours. You can work until you're 65, too. You're not there yet...he is. You're not entitled to his money, or his job. If this is too much for you to fathom, find another line of work.

good post

 

[gutshotdraw]

Age 65 gets you to Social Security and Medicare.

I feel blessed knowing our older/senior pilots, many who have lost it all (pensions), have an extra five years to make it work. God Bless Prater!

Actually, no it doesn't. Anyone born after 1960 will have to reach 67 before they can receive full Social Security. A report issued yesterday indicates SS and Medicare are going broke even faster than first thought (gee, there's a shock). In addition to tax increases, Congress will likely raise the SS eligibility age even higher to slow the tide of failure of the biggest Ponzi scheme in history.

This is in NO WAY and endorsement of the regulatory change to age 65.

BTW instructortool, I thought you were doing us all a favor and getting out of aviation........

 

[Flopgut]

Same old tired song. Your sense of entitlement. You wan to live and die by seniority, but feel you're entitled to what those more senior than you have.

A pilot can legally work until 65...get over it. It's his job, his seniority, his retirement. Not yours. You can work until you're 65, too. You're not there yet...he is. You're not entitled to his money, or his job. If this is too much for you to fathom, find another line of work.

You've got the a$$hole routine nailed down. Perfect, indeed. However, there's more to this you are clueless about.

Not one of us in this profession is going to make a fortune. I mean, in real terms there isn't much difference between retiring with $1 million vs. $2million. We're all going to reach an age where the dollars don't matter. Being well off in this environment is not going to be all it's cracked up to be. Before long we're going to see opinions change on this issue across the board. Especially in this profesion, where the generational theft is magnified by seniority. Those of you who delight in knowing that working to 65 is denying another a chance more than you actually need to work are going to find yourself wishing you had acted more admirably.

I know a lot of real good guys who are scabs. Most of them would give back every dollar they ever made if they could get that stink off of them. You'll be the same way Avbug. That's if you were ever worth a squirt of pi$$ to begin with.

 

[eaglesview]

The truth is I would rather have my family in the back of an airliner being piloted by an over 60 guy than one of these 22 year old, green behind the ears "under 60" pilots any day of the week. You need look no further than the Hudson and BUF. Harsh but true.

 

[GuinessGuy]

You are looking at the extreme........try doing a redeye, or anything past 8pm with someone 58-65.......dangerous............

 

[Superpilot92]

fly till you die geezers

 

[eaglesview]

You are looking at the extreme........try doing a redeye, or anything past 8pm with someone 58-65.......dangerous............

Well then according to your math every international trip we fly, which of course invovles at least one redeye is "dangerous." Are you serious, this is really what you think?? Sorry I would still rather have the over 60 guy than the 22 year old know nothing.

 

[Hamburger]

The truth is I would rather have my family in the back of an airliner being piloted by an over 60 guy than one of these 22 year old, green behind the ears "under 60" pilots any day of the week.

You're saying alot about yourself with this statement.
When you were 22, you couldn't handle being a pilot? Were you flying then? You wouldn't have trusted yourself giving your own family a ride? Maybe you came to the game later in life.

I'd say most of us felt up to the task.

You need look no further than the Hudson and BUF. Harsh but true.

Actually you do need to look further. Do some research into the history of commercial airline accidents and let us know how many people 22-year olds have killed compared to 'seasoned' guys.

 

[eaglesview]

You're saying alot about yourself with this statement.
When you were 22, you couldn't handle being a pilot? Were you flying then? You wouldn't have trusted yourself giving your own family a ride? Maybe you came to the game later in life.

I'd say most of us felt up to the task.

There is no doubt in my mind I am safer now than I was at 22. Anyone (of age) who thinks differently is kidding themselves.

 

[Sandhawk]

The truth is I would rather have my family in the back of an airliner being piloted by an over 60 guy than one of these 22 year old, green behind the ears "under 60" pilots any day of the week. You need look no further than the Hudson and BUF. Harsh but true.

Yeah, maybe if Sully wasn't an old senile geezer, he would've pushed the thrust levers up to TOGA and landed safely at any one of the Major NY Metro airports.

Maybe his "experienced" FO with 35 hours in type should've caught it........

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