Originally Posted by
sweetholyjesus
Another good post. But to be honest I think forums like this one are just as effective as those ALPA emails etc. This is a good place to share information and discuss ideas without remorse. A few unorganized pilots sending random letters to career politicians probably won't amount to much imho. It seems to me like a few representatives speaking on behalf of several pilots (or unions) would be a much simpler and effective way to appeal to the gov't. But I guess pilots don't already pay for that
Very true, but our legislative reps need a voice behind them to make the point clear. It's hard for them to fight when the politicians say they've never heard complaints from anyone except the reps. We make the noise, and the reps lead the charge. Otherwise it's like sending the drummer boy into battle without the army. Each pilot needs to speak up and encourage the ones around him to speak up. If we did that more than we bashed each other's pilot groups it would be crazy the attention pilots could get on the topic of poor regional treatment.