H. Con. Res. 496

[JAM-BRO]

Well, until I'm 58.

Gup

LOL!!!!!

 

[densoo]

The FAA will 'study' this to death and will not change the regulation. Also note what timeframe for a rulemaking chang she gave - 'quite a long time.' In politicalspeak, 'it isn't going to change on my watch.'

She also said at the end "I wouldn't be surprised to see this country fall in line with that" referring to the new ICAO age 65 rule.

So, like a true politician, she can say two contrary things without seeming to be contradictory. Everybody's happy.

 

[F18-FDX]

Well, until I'm 58.

Gup

Actuarial tables: Retire at 55, die at 80. Retire at 65, die at 67. Won't catch me cheerleading for geezer pilots...these old ba$tards need to get a life.

 

[Occam's Razor]

Looks like the fat lady is fixin' to sing on this one.

Just caught a news blurb that announced Congress won't work on any spending bills for the remainder of this session.

 

[warbirdfinder]

F18-FDX wrote:
Won't catch me cheerleading for geezer pilots...these old ba$tards need to get a life.

Now here is a guy who certainly loves himself, I am surprised the MD-11 cockpit is big enough for his ego.

 

[General Lee]

F18-FDX wrote:
Won't catch me cheerleading for geezer pilots...these old ba$tards need to get a life.

Now here is a guy who certainly loves himself, I am surprised the MD-11 cockpit is big enough for his ego.

Now, what did you say to those ROPES at DL when they moved to the FE panel from the left seat? Did you tell them, as you moved over, "hey man, you deserve to stay in that left seat another 5 years...." Nope. And, I have personally seen those guys as FEs (on the L1011 going to Shannon), and the guy I saw was terrible. I sat behind the L1011 Captain and he had to watch the old FE like a hawk.

Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[warbirdfinder]

I know of one guy that was not up to speed, but the rest of them were very good. A pleasure to have in the cockpit and they did a good job as F/E's.

 

[LivinDaDream]

First of All, the age 60 change is part of HR 65 and S 65.

I am not sure what is in HCR 496 that is being referred to other than just a standard motion to adjourn. The two bills with age 60 in are both numbered 65. The only House bills with the number 496 in are recognition of a committment to peace in Sudan and a bill allowing people to register to vote on election day. If there is a resolution to adjourn the house without acting on further legislation that doesn't impact this greatly. Part of the adjournment is passing the consent calendar, which is the housekeeping part of closing down for the year. This is where the Senate Bill is hiding.

S. 65 is on the consent calendar of the senate as a general order, so it will be passed in order to adjourn. HR 65 is in committee, but it has the support of 13 DEMs as co-sponsors, so waiting until next year may not hurt it.

I am not trying to call anybody on this (I oppose raising the age), but I am not following the references on here.

 

[Andy]

First of All, the age 60 change is part of HR 65 and S 65.

I am not sure what is in HCR 496 that is being referred to other than just a standard motion to adjourn. The two bills with age 60 in are both numbered 65. The only House bills with the number 496 in are recognition of a committment to peace in Sudan and a bill allowing people to register to vote on election day. If there is a resolution to adjourn the house without acting on further legislation that doesn't impact this greatly. Part of the adjournment is passing the consent calendar, which is the housekeeping part of closing down for the year. This is where the Senate Bill is hiding.

S. 65 is on the consent calendar of the senate as a general order, so it will be passed in order to adjourn. HR 65 is in committee, but it has the support of 13 DEMs as co-sponsors, so waiting until next year may not hurt it.

I am not trying to call anybody on this (I oppose raising the age), but I am not following the references on here.

The text of S 65 has been attached to HR 5576. It was possible for the age change to slip through the appropriation bill. There was an effort afoot to try to slide S 65 through the Senate as an attachment to the DOT's appropriation bill. There are 8 appropriations bills that have not yet been voted on, so time is running short.
H Con Res 496 calls for a recess. Since all unpassed bills die at the end of the 109th Congress, I was watching with interest for the 109th to adjourn. Hence my posting. Now that H Con Res 496 has passed and adjourned Congress until the first week of Dec, you can almost be assured that no more appropriations bills will get through the 109th; there will likely be a CR (continuing resolution) and all appropriations not yet addressed will be taken care of by the 110th Congress. Since all bills die at the end of the 109th, the 110th will be working with a clean slate.


The Senate does not have to floor all bills on general orders prior to adjournment; I don't know where you got that idea. There are literally hundreds of bills on general orders for the senate. Here's a link: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=senate_calendar&docid=sc007 Besides, HR 65 being bottled up in subcommittee effectively kills S 65 since there needs to be a companion bill passed by both houses.