FishandFly
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- Feb 7, 2003
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ALPA offers free pizza and a magazine subscription. Pretty spendy pizza and 40 page rag!
They offer a lot more than that.
Although I have never had any big issues, I have had a couple small medical issues.
I can not explain the value of having people to call who are 100% on your team when issues arise .
I called the medical department at ALPA one day and the quality of information they provided was far beyond what I would have received from any other source. And not only was I provided with initial information for my situation, the rep began to research the issue in greater depth and got ahold of me a few hours later to give me more information. Then called me the next day to see if there were any updates.
They deal with medical and legal issues for pilots from all alpa carriers on a daily basis.
The value of having this source of resource alone made alpa worth it.
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Should the crap hit the fan with the FAA or company, being provided legal representation from the best group of reps available in the country is a benefit that I can only imagine the dollar value.
Attorneys charge $200 to $500 per hour on random work, I can only imagine what aviation specialists charge.
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For someone to say that there is any comparable support system for an airline pilot is simply foolish.
Airline pilots deal with airline pilot issues. AOPA is a good organization, but I prefer to have representation and a support system that is actually designed to support airline pilots.
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