Repeal of Age 60 rule

[pilotyip]

Let the union set age 60 or 55

Hey for you union airline guys make your union force retirement at age 60, let the Fed's establish a realistic age of 66 and then the union can set any age they want under it. And those of us who have no retirement until SS at age 66 can continue to work in the 121 bottom feeder industries hauling cargo people charters etc. And we won't brother any of the junior people on the union senority list, promise. I am all for age 66, it could be the greatest birthday present for my 60th coming up in September 03. If I had a real retirement I would probably step down at age 60, but I got nothing. So I will be flying in the 135 business for a few more years, but I would rather fly the DC-9, or our new 757's when they come in.

 

[Yahtzee]

Just for Aplus9...

I agree with those of you who really don't want to work past 60. I hope I can retire before or by then. I will admit I am not savvy enough on the pros and cons, but I do know I am feeling a lot of LUV from B190's avatar. Thanks B190!

Aplus

And I'm feeling the luv of Ms. Erica Burgess (2002 Miss Hooters International) thanks to the poster you left on my frig when you abandoned me at Altus AFB.

Your poster has gotten many favorable comments from the peanut gallery since it's new home. Thanks for thinking of me.

Yahtz

P.S. The Avator of Candace (from one of the Dallas Hooters) is just for you...and just think we somehow missed her during our visit. bummer

 

[AA717driver]

Is it hot in here?...

Thanks for improving the board, Yahtzee! Now, what's this topic about... TC

P.S.--As for Ms. Burgess, unfortunately, there's some guy out there who's tired of ****ing her...

 

[Aplus9]

I don't think she is even close to 60 years of age. Is that the topic? Who cares at this point. Yahtzee, send me the pic, I might be able to get a set of LUV wings on her. Peace.

P.S. U chose 17s, so live with the weekend SIMs, BEEOTCH.

Aplus9

 

[atpcliff]

Hi!

I read Aplus9's post-he wasn't sure about the issue.

If you're not sure, or you're for keeping the age 60 rule, here is a good way to look at it.

The cutoff point of age 60 was arbitrarily picked by the airlines, and then the FAA.

The could arbitrarily change the age (there is NO medical evidence that at age 60 pilots can't fly as well as earlier).

What if the Age 60 Rule was changed to the "Age 40 Rule?"

Would you support the Age 40 Rule?

If you wouldn't support a mandatory age of 40 for retirment, there is no logical way you can support age 60.

I hope the rule is repealed soon.

Cliff
ELP

 

[dispatchguy]

ROPEs

When I worked for UAL at their Pilot Crew Desk in the summer of 2000, we had several pilots, ROPEs (real old pilot engineers), who were well past 60 flying the panel on B727s and B747 ropestarts.

I recall one pilot who had a UAL Pilot Seniority date which was during the Battle of Midway, during the summer of 1942. He had been typed on every jet that UAL had flown before his retirement as a pilot in the early 70s, including the Caravelle, DC8, and a few other equipment codes that I couldnt decipher. He retired off the ropestart B747 as a Captain, then moved to the panel and flew it for at least 20+ more years... A really nice guy, never called on sick list. He was a widower (at least according to the information in Unimatic), and my guess was, had nothing else better to do, so why not...

He finally retired from commercial flying when UAL retired the B727 - to which he flowed back to (probably over 25 years since he last flew one as a Captain), after 9/11.

 

[46Driver]

Mailman,
Some of us are looking at the implosion of the majors and realizing we will never make it out of the regionals. A big pension will not be affordable at our companies (and judging by the financial statements of the underfunded majors - I don't think it was affordable there either) and thus we will have to work longer. Its as simple as that. And no, I am not retired military.