Rebuttal against age 65 (for FoxHunter and Jim Smith)

[sandman2122]

Sounds like Foxhunter and all the other +57yr olds wanting to change the age 60 Rule are starting to panic about their upcoming retirements.

Calm down now grandpa.

 

[General Lee]

And THERE is the next argument that'll be put forth... All women pilots should be allowed to fly to 68-69. Crap, I'm never gonna get in that seat...:laugh:

Great point!!! If we follow ICAO's recommendations, then we had better let all women pilots fly until 68 or 69, and males fly up to 65. Is that right Foxhunter? You seem to believe everything ICAO and your lovely Secratariat states.......


Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[lostplnetairman]

And, is there age discrimination in the Constitution? Yes there is. There is a minimum age to become President of the United States. Should we re-write the Constitution?

I win.

Bye Bye--General Lee

You posted this months ago and I responded. When the rule was put into effect, there was no such thing as age discrimination. In 1967, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act was passed. It protects workers 40 years of age and older. It does not protect those under the age of 35 who want to become President.

HRDiva

 

[filejw]

This is from an association of AME's.

http://dmses.dot.gov/docimages/pdf99/424637_web.pdf

 

[johnsonrod]

I don't want my cops and my firefighters to be 63 either. I also get nervous when I meet surgeons who are that old.

 

[General Lee]

This is from an association of AME's.

http://dmses.dot.gov/docimages/pdf99/424637_web.pdf

Do you go to a really old AME? He might not be right for the job. His hands may not be that steady when he is checking you for a hernia. Depth perception is everything with those guys, just like old pilots....


Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[LEROY]

Here's another one to add to the General's list ('cause I think he's on the right track):
One can't smoke in the average restaurant in the U.S. anymore because it was determined over many years that second-hand smoke is harmful to others' life expectancy, thus possibly their careers (gimme a little room here).
That law took decades to arrive. It only takes a few seconds to realize that letting a current pilot fly past age sixty negatively affects the careers (and possibly the health) of many other pilots.
If (or when) the age 60 rule goes away, whatever the upper limit, everyone reading this board will be REQUIRED to work to that age to get to their planned career milestone.
I'd rather be doing something other than flying for those 5 or 7 or 9 or twenty extra years some folks want to tack on to my career.

 

[General Lee]

This is from an association of AME's.

http://dmses.dot.gov/docimages/pdf99/424637_web.pdf

The ABA, the American Bar Association (lawyers) also wants the Age 65 change. It will give them a better chance at a successful lawsuit after a crash.....

Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[filejw]

Actually I go to an old and young guy.Its a father son practice they are real Dr's. So I let them combine my FAA and HMO physical once a yr.Works great and saves time. BTW they would never belong to that group.General Lee assumes from his response I am for repealing age 60, how I don't know as all i put on was a link.

 

[sandman2122]

Let it Go.

Embarrassed to admit seeing this @ the FedEx Memfo A.O.C. recently (thats our flt. ops). I noticed two recently over 60 Flight Engineers in uniform with black electrical tape over their "4th stripe" on their epaultes! Besides being cheap (as I know one is a non-member) they look like idiots - guess they're attempting to make somekind of a statement.

Just let it go guys and retire.