Originally Posted by
galaxy flyer
What do you say about 80-year old flight attendants, of which there are quite a few? There was a director of aviation in Pro Pilot magazine claiming to be 85.
GF
Just as one is required to take a driving test after a certain age and risk, these 80+ yr old FA's need to be able to demonstrate the Easy Victor tasks within the required time or hang it up. Its not age discrimination....its protection of the general flying public. These older FA's could actually become a liability in the event of a real emergency.
If a younger lad can't complete the training tasks cause of who knows why....they will be washed out of training cause they are a risk to the general safety.
People must accept and own up to the fact they can't do things they once could and thats called life.
Thanks for your service, its time to move on to something else that you can find joy in.
On the flip side of this argument, years back we had a guy (old Eastern scab guy) flip his lid that two less than 30 yr olds were flying a Legacy 600 together. He couldn't fathom that the 6000+ hours in type that we had was safe enough.