“Reasonable Accommodation”
10-04-2021 | 08:55 AM
#91
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But my point was getting a physician to support a COVID vax aversion with some condition is no different than finding one who would support some medical problem that prohibits a class I.
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10-04-2021 | 11:01 AM
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You’ve got to be kidding. The number of pilots that receive rubber stamps on their medical is what makes that whole program a joke. Just count the number of folks in the terminal who can’t see their toes or are dragging CPAP gear. We’re an unhealthy lot.
But my point was getting a physician to support a COVID vax aversion with some condition is no different than finding one who would support some medical problem that prohibits a class I.
But my point was getting a physician to support a COVID vax aversion with some condition is no different than finding one who would support some medical problem that prohibits a class I.
Do you have xray vision to see in people's bags? Are you aware that you can have sleep apnea without being overweight and it that it has to go through OKC and absolutely can't be rubber stamped? This isn't the Blue Angels we fly airliners.
10-04-2021 | 11:45 AM
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Disagree. There are a whole lot of guys looking for the “good” flight docs. There are a whole lot of things that can make you fail a medical. And your right. The blue angels don’t have any familys on board. In fact the last one I saw crash was the only fatality. I for one hope the standard is very high for physical and mental fitness of pilots carrying people.
10-04-2021 | 11:54 AM
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Nope. They’ll come back whenever they are physically able to pass the class 1 again. Might be months. Might be years. They’ll keep their line numbers too. A company has a choice to work with people or not. They get to suffer the consequences as well. If you couldn’t see this coming you didn’t notice that the sept 27 cutoff was JUST before the new LTD kicked in. Hmmm. Wonder if the company saw it coming too?
10-04-2021 | 12:53 PM
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Nope. They’ll come back whenever they are physically able to pass the class 1 again. Might be months. Might be years. They’ll keep their line numbers too. A company has a choice to work with people or not. They get to suffer the consequences as well. If you couldn’t see this coming you didn’t notice that the sept 27 cutoff was JUST before the new LTD kicked in. Hmmm. Wonder if the company saw it coming too?
IIRC the 27 Sep date was 5 weeks after Pfizer gained FDA approval. That was per the LOA.
10-04-2021 | 01:04 PM
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Disagree. There are a whole lot of guys looking for the “good” flight docs. There are a whole lot of things that can make you fail a medical. And your right. The blue angels don’t have any familys on board. In fact the last one I saw crash was the only fatality. I for one hope the standard is very high for physical and mental fitness of pilots carrying people.
We already have a standard in place that satisfies the FAA, they are not concerned with what you are hoping for.
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10-04-2021 | 01:30 PM
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They can pass their Class I's NOW. The only reason LTD came up is that vaccine refusal isn't a qualifying disability under the UAL LTD plan. Read the contractual language. It's crystal clear.
IIRC the 27 Sep date was 5 weeks after Pfizer gained FDA approval. That was per the LOA.
IIRC the 27 Sep date was 5 weeks after Pfizer gained FDA approval. That was per the LOA.
For those people seems like they would have a legitimate beef if they weren’t able to claim LTD.
10-04-2021 | 03:01 PM
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They can pass their Class I's NOW. The only reason LTD came up is that vaccine refusal isn't a qualifying disability under the UAL LTD plan. Read the contractual language. It's crystal clear.
IIRC the 27 Sep date was 5 weeks after Pfizer gained FDA approval. That was per the LOA.
IIRC the 27 Sep date was 5 weeks after Pfizer gained FDA approval. That was per the LOA.
10-04-2021 | 03:18 PM
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...ineligible to exercise the privileges of the Airman Medical Certificate...
