Originally Posted by
Wingtip220
Do you honestly believe Congress gives a Rats A** what a bunch of whiny pilots have to say about it. Two words “They Don’t”. Congress sees this as a macro issue not only for staffing/economy sakes but it also keeps big dollars pumping into the Social Security fund and keeps experience in the cockpit. I hate to deflate egos here but recently I’ve heard horror stories about 1500 hr wonder pilots being consistently behind the plane, high anxiety and procedural errors that would make your knees shake. As for the Unions standing on the soapbox preaching NO, I don’t for once think they are in total opposition to this. Where do the highest dues come from….spoiler…. It’s not the plug in the most junior base.
Then send these 65+ year olds to the RJ's with those 1500 hour wonder pilots to help mentor them.
I have flown with plenty of 60+ year olds who are using procedures 10 revisions ago, are behind the plane themselves, etc.
I often show up wondering, " What procedures am I going to be using today?" because some of these people can't stand change.