Originally Posted by
OpieTaylor
False, some arguments are money grabbing, and some are authentic proper governing.
Pointing out past transgression’s of government are not a viable reason to shoot from the hip.
The FAA signed off on a waiver for the MAX 8 & 9 engine cowling they are refusing to sign the waiver for max 7.
So the max 8-9 is currently rolling off the assembly line with a wavered cowling to be fixed at a later date that the max 7 cannot receive.
Traditional linear thought determines that either the current ones be grounded or the max 7 also gets the waiver not a mix of yes and no.
Age 60 and 65 were written into law under political pressure not proper review. That does not de facto mean future changes should skip proper review.
The max cowling is an example of inconsistent application of governing in a higher pursuit of safe governing and is not a money grab by anyone.
I agree with some of this stuff. Since you brought up MAX 7, it was actually used to re-certify MAX 8, but MAX 7 itself is still not certified. FAA logic, huh?
And yes, you're right about Age 60 and 65 were both written into law under self-serving political pressure without so much as a simple smell test. Think about it... you can obtain FAA Class 1 medical as a 65 year old, even 70 year old. You can even fly the same type of aircraft (EMB-135) for a commercial operation like JSX. But if you're 65 years old, you can fly it for JSX under FAR 135, but you cannot fly that same exact jet under FAR 121 for Commutair because of your age.
There are more political pressures other than just individuals with a self-serving agenda. There are airlines who would find themselves in a pickle if ICAO did not raise the retirement age due to training issues, and also paying out LTD claims as most big airlines are self-insured.
And then we have the hypocrite social justice warriors who supposedly fight the good fight against any perceived discrimination, except when it ends up being self serving and they completely embrace the blatant age discrimination for their own benefit. More self-serving hypocrisy on that side of the fence, and also the FAA... either the Class 1 medical is good enough or it needs a revamp.
You're right... it's all improper and inconsistent governing.