Why so many think of pilots this way?

[Timebuilder]

No.

If you live in a vacuum, or on a remote weather station on Antarctica, it may not be of consequence.

However, what we do as people, how we conduct our lives, what we strive to achieve, the standards we uphold, even our appearance of good health is important to a great many people. There can be an impact on our suitablitity as employees, mates, business partners, customers, parents, and friends.

Possibly the most important aspect of this is the influence we bring to bear on others, particularly the young, who look to us for an example of a life well lived, even when they aren't aware that they are looking for adults to model.

 

[BE90CPT]

"Most think pilots are very corrupt (possibly some are), they engage in negative activities,"

Two words, KIT DARBY of Air stInc.

I think this is just bait. But i bit, so now i'll chew.

I do not think people think pilots are corrupt. I have been around the industry for many years. We are still looked at with great respect. My comment regarding who cares what others think has more to do with the above quoted comment.

I still think our proffesion is respectable.

After all. How many other occupations have a requirment that says they must "Be of good Moral Characture". That is still a ATP requirement.

 

[Timebuilder]

After all. How many other occupations have a requirment that says they must "Be of good Moral Characture". That is still a ATP requirement.

Other than a background check to look for incarceration, I don't see any interview gouge that indicates that this ATP requirement still holds any decisive power. Unfortunately, the public still sees pilots being hauled off planes for being drunk on the job, indicted for stealing student tuition when they close their flight school, and bitter spouses and children from failed marriages.

Because we are supposed to maintain a higher standard, it is more disappointing to the public when we fail in that regard.

How many would be fired if the ATP requirement was strictly enforced by random checks in hotels?

 

[Alaskaairlines]

BE90CPT,
I agree with you. Many do look at pilots with great respect! I remeber myself 10 years back (was a child) when I didn't have a clue what aviation was all about, but the guys in the suits with stripes and hats always gave them my respect!

 

[Timebuilder]

That's my point, Dmitry.

You had a high expectation of good moral character among pilots. As a child, you had little knowlege about where men stumble in their lives. That's why we have to work a little harder than joe six pack to be considered worthy of that kind of respect.

Wouldn't you like to visit every neighborhood to find that there were no rumors about a pilot's infidelity, that his kids were on the right track, and that he was a pillar of the community, a sober and compassionate man?

That's the way I saw it until I was about twelve....

 

[Alaskaairlines]

Well Said Timebuilder!

Thats the way I looked at it back then! And now to! There are lots of pilots around that make a big positive impact in there neighborhood, etc.

 

[wil]

Johnny, do you like movies about gladiators?