Not really. DALPA has made it crystal clear that restoration is not the goal. They've even spent considerable time and effort arguing against it. I do wish DPA would be more specific in stating restoration as a goal, but I have seen nothing from them that could even be remotely interpreted as arguing against restoration. I'm willing to give them a chance to try. And, more importantly, I'm willing to give the pilot group a chance to actually define our objective rather than being railroaded and managed into lower expectations.

Look. I have no grand delusions that everything will come up roses with DPA. Much damage has already been done (a lot of it by DALPA, IMO). I just know that there is absolutely NO CHANCE with DALPA. And I'm not willing to give up on this profession or the remainder of my career. At least that's the way I see it. Your mileage may vary (and obviously does).