Originally Posted by
Scoop
ACL,
Not rsponding directly to your above post, but the whole Pilot vs. Doctor issue in general.
The Medical profession restricts access and limits those who qualify for entry. A 22 year old cannot take a six month course, pay his dues for a year or two and then start cracking chests, whereas a 22 year old can go to a fly by night academy, get his ratings, fly as an FO for a year or two and then fly as a Captain - competing directly against a NB Captain at a major with 20-30 years of experience.
Perhaps ALPA should have thought about this before endorsing a 750 hour waiver.
Scoop
Pilot v Doctor, you know the one thing Doctors have that we don't have is non-governmental Certification Boards run by professionals within the field.