flyhighordie
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- Aug 16, 2006
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its not just about pay guys what i am seeing is just as previously posted ALPA groups stabbing ALPA groups, that is the whole point, ALPA is a myth, its a place we pay dues to paper pushers, where paper pushers, people sending faxes make more money, have better work rules, can call out when their kid was crying all night with an ear infection, where we have to call it a sick day. when was the last time you needed the day off called crew scheduling and were able to be honest???? they can, we can't do anything but fly these machines and feed the monster till when??? i think about the commair guys, pilot error, at least that is what it seems like, but we don't know all the crap that pilled on those guys plate. what is up with these standup lines. i drink a pot of coffee to pull it through. why ???? on today's show this morning Matt Lauer's jaw dropped when he asked a guy about an airline schedule. he lost it when the guy told him 8 hrs flight 16 hour duty day. quote" you mean to tell me, a pilot will fly a plane coming in for landing on 16 hrs of duty?"" i hope from the bottom of my heart that people will think about what i wrote, some responded positively already, this can be done, ALPA will not be the answer. as i suggested we can start a site to promote unity and take it to the MAN. the 500 hour pilot will not be able to fill our jobs, an FO can't fly it by themselves. the comair thing will start a lot of talk, people don't know what we have to put up with. my brother's best friends are all journalists with tons of connections to NY times and such, they love to get a grip on something like this. IT CAN BE DONE, i have to believe it will, otherwise we will end up working 5 days on/ 2 days off, 14-16 hour duty days making peanuts. a panhandeler in NYC makes on averate of $30,000/yr its a fact. average colleger grad makes $31000/yr. most of us have degrees, tons of money of training and we let these monsters turn against each other. its not an overnight thing, i know, i am realistic, but a well crafted website to promote unity and collect good facts can get it rolling. i think about it all the time, what would happen if we all call out sick just for one day. no mail delivered, no people, no supplies nothing, it would be just like the web collapsing for one day. we are far more needed in society than we give ourselves credit for. think back when the ATC went on strike in the 80's. it sure got ronnie's attention. however we are not govt employees. you can't train a 777 captain in 2 months, hell i love the look on people's faces when they see a 22 yr old in the right seat and ask "are you old enough to fly this thing" spread the vibe we can do it. airline pilot national sick day. APNSD.com sounds good doesn't it???