Originally Posted by
sanicom3205
THANK YOU!
Sometimes we carry medical personnel, sometimes we carry medical supplies, but the vast majority of the time we are just allowing people to travel all over the country. Just like the experts say we shouldn't. It's a joke to act like we're the hero in this story.
Agreed, no heroes in the pilot ranks right now. The only thing I’ve seen that’s close is cargo pilots. They are the only ones flying to China right now and bringing home our daily life-saving/life-improving medications (heart meds, diabetes, purple pills, etc). Normally not heroic, but when you consider the conditions, it is admirable - increased chance of infection, highly intrusive swab testing by questionably trained Chinese techs, locked down in layover hotel rooms for days on end, food options extremely limited, constant revisions, extended trips and the granddaddy of all- a possible “positive” test while in China and being dragged off to a government quarantine center....