inthewind
When will spring be here?
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- Jun 18, 2005
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The other night while kicking back with a cold one or two, I posted a reply to the "Holy Line of Thunderstorms, Batman" thread. I was attempting to point out how the perceived threat of termination by certain bad apples in management can lead to questionable decisions by pilots. I was not in any way attemping to denigrate the abilities of any given pilot. For any offense taken, I apologize in this very public forum. I was not in his cockpit and had only second hand knowledge of the situation. It is not my place to second guess his command decisions.
My point is restated,(I'm sober now) our first priorities as pilots in command is to come home every night to our wives/girlfriends/kids. If the outcome of the flight puts my ability to do that in doubt, then I need to re-evaluate the situation. Of course those of us flying passengers or with a crew member with a lower comfort level need to take their perceptions into account. Even the perception of being put into harms way by even one of us, lowers the stature of all pilots in their eyes.
We all need to remember that our responsiblity is not to management first but to our families and ourselves. We should never have to fear for our jobs when we make a safety decision. I will never bow to management, when I feel that my authority has been stripped away then it is time for me to find a new place to work. Hopefully we can all band together in this belief in our own value, managements world over have shown us that they no longer value us with their wallets. We cannot allow them to take our last shred of respect.
OK I'm off the soapbox!
My point is restated,(I'm sober now) our first priorities as pilots in command is to come home every night to our wives/girlfriends/kids. If the outcome of the flight puts my ability to do that in doubt, then I need to re-evaluate the situation. Of course those of us flying passengers or with a crew member with a lower comfort level need to take their perceptions into account. Even the perception of being put into harms way by even one of us, lowers the stature of all pilots in their eyes.
We all need to remember that our responsiblity is not to management first but to our families and ourselves. We should never have to fear for our jobs when we make a safety decision. I will never bow to management, when I feel that my authority has been stripped away then it is time for me to find a new place to work. Hopefully we can all band together in this belief in our own value, managements world over have shown us that they no longer value us with their wallets. We cannot allow them to take our last shred of respect.
OK I'm off the soapbox!
