Originally Posted by
Jeffdh17
Glad to see this post. Thank you for taking the time. If people can't meet the minimum obligations of life (bills, food, etc.) it naturally degrades their ability to focus their complete attention on other tasks (i.e. flying an airplane). It's not a matter of opinion it is just part of being human.
Even when a conscious decision is made to leave one's troubles out of the cockpit, the degradation to the mind and body has already occurred.
Well put. Thanks for adding this. Your post was more eloquent than mine because currently my brain is fried in the middle of a 4 day trip.
I wish everyone thought along these lines, instead of trying to argue against improving our profession.