I don't jump into this ring very often, but let's not judge what someone may or may not have done with their sick time - without the facts, which we will never have.

I agree that scenario you guys are describing sounds a little fishy, but:


1. It may have never happened

2. If it did play out like that, none of us can say without a doubt, that said pilot was not sick when he called in sick. I'm not naive, but I will alway give the benefit of the doubt to my fellow pilots, who are largely an ethical group. There may be an average "sick profile" but it takes outliers on both sides to create that average. I'll choose to believe that guys are sick when they say they're sick. Enough said.

3. Let's let the CPO's worry about who's abusing sick time, and not turn on ourselves. Don't call in when you're not sick, and more importantly, DON'T fly when you are. It's very simple. Nothing to hide if you play by the rules.


Not trying to start the whole sick abuse argument again, but when I see an alleged ALPA committee chair (I don't know Slow only going on what Carl mentioned above) condemning a pilot's sick use, it concerns me. I'd expect that my union "brothers and sister's" and especially the union reps/committee chairs/volunteers would side with me if my sick usage were ever called into question. Especially before all the facts were known.

Again, we don't have any of the information on the invidual mentioned above that went on a GS bonanza. Let's stop this witch hunt (of a likely legitimate pilot) before it gets going.