Originally Posted by
cencal83406
The increased age should not come without a tiered medical evaluation based on scientific knowledge of aging.
The way medical certificates are handed out like candy needs to change.
You wanna run that by ALPA? 🤣
Your point gets countered by increasing number of countries that abolished the retirement age altogether and also placing requirements for the other pilot to be under 60 back then, or 65 now….
Seriously… nothing has changed since 20 years ago. Same song and dance. Same damn arguments. We should have had all sorts of jets falling out of the sky due to old over 60 coots running the show, or hitting GSE when taxiing because they’re napping, or thrashing the nose gear because they fell asleep on short final.
On the other hand, the proponents will show you other developed countries with healthy aviation sector without any mandatory retirement age. What will be your argument then? Cut off your nose to spite your face because you’re angry and envious? I have far more respect for anyone claiming they don’t want 2 year stagnation than anyone preaching “tHaFetY” especially considering how certain generations, quite likely theirs, can’t be peeled away from their phones and PED’s during critical phases of flight. Not much different than some gummer taking micronaps.
It’s a seniority hit. For everyone younger than 65 who’s not at the top of seniority list. Period.
The rest is disingenuous, self-serving bullsh!t. Just own it and stand by it.