Here's one for ya. I would have no issue if every committee chair position was an elected position. I lean towards the reps voting for these guys since they know the players a lot better, but could be convinced for a Member vote with enough positive facts.

I am for our Chairman and the other three admins being elected by the pilot group and the reps have the ability to recall. (Like our President) I am also for all pilots voting for National President. Committee Chairs should be an election by the BOD. If they need to replace one who steps down, in this day and age, they can doing it over the internet.

I am for every rep being on a specific drafting committee that is picked at random, but once selected that LEC Rep position stays on that committee. I want all the resolutions given to the committees by lottery or random number draw.

I am for the monthly posting of FPL broken out by LEC and Admin. It also needs to be pilot specific. Pilots under 24J as well as those on FPL should have their work spelled out. For example, Duty Pilot, Representations, LEC office work, Aiding the Strategic Planning Committee.

Every LEC should get 30 FPL 24 J days a month per 1,200 pilots. Did you know that C44 has had almost 200 representations since the current guys took office? They need more time of to prepare for these as well as Represent the pilots. It is easy to say that one should know that getting in the job, but this sort of thing ebbs and flows.

I am for some sort of Web based LEC meeting, but as I have stated the end user issues that legal is freaking out about need to be dealt with first. I would push that.

Heck I could go on. My point is there are a lot of things that I would like to happen, but one guy cannot do it alone. Heck five guys cannot do it alone, it takes a group effort. The changes are possible and they would lead to a transparency of process that is not just desired but needed in this day and age. We may arrive at the same conclusions as we do now, but at least the pilot group would not be left wondering what the heck is really going on with this constant engagement.

As for the C54 FO Rep, spot on, he one of the smartest guys in the room. The few times that I have talked to him about the issue we currently face, and the ones coming over the horizon, he has a significant grasp on them. Better yet, he wants his pilots input on how to proceed. You know there are more pilots like him in every base. You may be one of them, but you have to get involved, run for a seat if you want to have the effect he is having.