Originally Posted by
pangolin
Nobody bit on this. I had a point though. ANY number is arbitrary. Let’s make it science based on a case by case basis and simply remove the restriction.
My employer had an employee with a corroborated, obvious, and very serious issue and did not remove him from the line. “Case by case” simply doesn’t work in light of the sheer number of pilots affected, the realities of the union requirement to defend every pilot, and potential legal liability the company is unwilling to risk.
There simply must be a backstop and it must come from the regulating agency.