Well thats all nice

[yaya]

We can get an NPRM for age 60-65 0ut there but you guys don't think its important enough to get one for the friggin 8 hour overnights. Good jaaab guys with hot avatars. Your life is really meaningful! I SALUTE you! Brotherhood man! Good job!

 

[AA717driver]

Chill. If you think it's the old fart pilots driving the age 60 NPRM, you're dreaming. The government doesn't give a crap about Cap'n Codger's lost retirement.

They are just getting our rules in line with ICAO. Soon, we'll have a universal ATP (we would already have it if the Europeans hadn't tried to prove how smart they were by cooking up the JAA exams ) so Sahib can come over here and fly for Skybus.

I believe it's as simple as that.

As for the 8 hour rule, now you're going to cost the airlines some money. No way the FAA will do anything about it.TC

 

[Palomino]

We can get an NPRM for age 60-65 0ut there but you guys don't think its important enough to get one for the friggin 8 hour overnights. Good jaaab guys with hot avatars. Your life is really meaningful! I SALUTE you! Brotherhood man! Good job!

dude...your avatar is among the top 3 on here. now that's a jumping frog!

and yes...8 hr overnights are horrendously outdated. starting a 4 day trip exhausted after 8 hrs of flying on day one and never having a chance to catch up on rest - PRICELESS!

 

[yaya]

Give me 5 years and you can say Buhby to 8 hours. Anybody else on here with balls would join in... But NO, instead they are on the shiit stories post.

 

[General Lee]

Chill. If you think it's the old fart pilots driving the age 60 NPRM, you're dreaming. The government doesn't give a crap about Cap'n Codger's lost retirement.

They are just getting our rules in line with ICAO. Soon, we'll have a universal ATP (we would already have it if the Europeans hadn't tried to prove how smart they were by cooking up the JAA exams ) so Sahib can come over here and fly for Skybus.

I believe it's as simple as that.

As for the 8 hour rule, now you're going to cost the airlines some money. No way the FAA will do anything about it.TC

In that ICAO study they concluded that men could fly until 65, and women could fly until 69. Can't wait to see 68 year old grandmas flying out there!


Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[luckytohaveajob]

Do foreign carriers have woman pilots? Don't recall hearing any female voices in Europe or Asia? Or is just America where we recruit the split tails?

 

[Thedude]

Do foreign carriers have woman pilots? Don't recall hearing any female voices in Europe or Asia? Or is just America where we recruit the split tails?

Yup they sure do. Not as many as we have though. I was on an Air China 747-400, a few months back, that had a female capt. She spoke very good english and was actually kinda cool. I chatted her up while waiting for the hotel van.

I also did primary instruction of 2 females that now work for Iberia and one of them was hot

 

[yaya]

Yup they sure do. Not as many as we have though. I was on an Air China 747-400, a few months back, that had a female capt. She spoke very good english and was actually kinda cool. I chatted her up while waiting for the hotel van.

I also did primary instruction of 2 females that now work for Iberia and one of them was hot

Well that makes her a good pilot....

 

[Fins Up]

Somebody needs a nap.

 

[yaya]

Chill. If you think it's the old fart pilots driving the age 60 NPRM, you're dreaming. The government doesn't give a crap about Cap'n Codger's lost retirement.

They are just getting our rules in line with ICAO. Soon, we'll have a universal ATP (we would already have it if the Europeans hadn't tried to prove how smart they were by cooking up the JAA exams ) so Sahib can come over here and fly for Skybus.

I believe it's as simple as that.

As for the 8 hour rule, now you're going to cost the airlines some money. No way the FAA will do anything about it.TC

I believe the change in age rule is for those who lost their retirement to management bonuses. Instead of fixing the problem, we can't because our labor unions have lost all power.

I don't believe the hype about the 8 hour rule costing the company money. And you know what? I don't really care if it does. Some years ago we had no overnights less than 10 hours and we were making money. The problem lies with the loss of power at the union level. Its business as usual for the company, they will continue to chip away at our profession by attempting to lower costs. Problem is we stopped doing our part of the business as usual at the union headquarters because we have allowed them to manipulate us.

 

[Flyby1206]

I believe the change in age rule is for those who lost their retirement to management bonuses. Instead of fixing the problem, we can't because our labor unions have lost all power.

I don't believe the hype about the 8 hour rule costing the company money. And you know what? I don't really care if it does. Some years ago we had no overnights less than 10 hours and we were making money. The problem lies with the loss of power at the union level. Its business as usual for the company, they will continue to chip away at our profession by attempting to lower costs. Problem is we stopped doing our part of the business as usual at the union headquarters because we have allowed them to manipulate us.

Dont forget about 16hr duty days. Safety at its finest.

 

[yaya]

Dont forget about 16hr duty days. Safety at its finest.

Thanks and I'll add to that circadian rhythm shifts, hotels that do not provide a quiet section for crews, no place to rest on airport sits, etc.

 

[Fins Up]

Dont forget about 16hr duty days. Safety at its finest.

Standups are fine, but Ambien for your day sleep is not. Who needs safety anyway.

 

[Thedude]

Well that makes her a good pilot....

Yes, the hot one was actually a good stick......are you jealous...

 

[CA1900]

Well, you could always jump ship for a fractional, with 14-hour max days and 10 hours min rest. Still not perfect, but better.

 

[yaya]

No thank you.