NetJet Pilot fires for being too short?
#43
If you haven't seen the rampant special treatment of minorities in the flight training environment in professional aviation then you are not in professional aviation. It happens everywhere I've worked which includes a broad cross section of the industry. While I have seen all companies give additional help to some white males who needed it, I've seen them give additional help to all minorities who needed the same. Some to very extraordinary lengths.
My guess is this particular woman is counting on what has happened over and over within this industry and in many others. That is that Netjets will cave and offer her a large settlement to go away.
This whole scenario brings up a point of a really disturbing trend. Assuming that she actually had problems with training due to her stature, what is any company or manufacturer supposed to do about it? Some people are incapable of doing some jobs due to physical attributes. Should a person pass regardless of ability to open and shut the doors of the aircraft? How about if they don't have the leg strength to perform a V1 cut? Should the manufacturer be required to rebuild every type so anyone from 2 feet tall to 9 feet tall can operate it? What about other physical or mental disabilities? Where should the line be?
The "everybody gets a trophy" mentality is ruining this country. We live in a society that is ruled by who can become more indignant regarding a perceived slight. It's sad and embarrassing. Not to mention infuriating trying to raise kids within this construct. It's damn hard to teach your kids the difference between right and wrong only to see them held back or passed over due to a completely different set of rules based on today's wacky "standards."
I don't know the details of this case. If she truly is in the right, may she hammer Netjets to the wall. But if she is a weak [incapable] pilot with an abrasive personality, I hope she gets nothing but a fat stack of lawyer bills that help her come to her senses and serve as a model for others who might try to exploit this craziness we see day after day in our modern, upside down world.
My guess is this particular woman is counting on what has happened over and over within this industry and in many others. That is that Netjets will cave and offer her a large settlement to go away.
This whole scenario brings up a point of a really disturbing trend. Assuming that she actually had problems with training due to her stature, what is any company or manufacturer supposed to do about it? Some people are incapable of doing some jobs due to physical attributes. Should a person pass regardless of ability to open and shut the doors of the aircraft? How about if they don't have the leg strength to perform a V1 cut? Should the manufacturer be required to rebuild every type so anyone from 2 feet tall to 9 feet tall can operate it? What about other physical or mental disabilities? Where should the line be?
The "everybody gets a trophy" mentality is ruining this country. We live in a society that is ruled by who can become more indignant regarding a perceived slight. It's sad and embarrassing. Not to mention infuriating trying to raise kids within this construct. It's damn hard to teach your kids the difference between right and wrong only to see them held back or passed over due to a completely different set of rules based on today's wacky "standards."
I don't know the details of this case. If she truly is in the right, may she hammer Netjets to the wall. But if she is a weak [incapable] pilot with an abrasive personality, I hope she gets nothing but a fat stack of lawyer bills that help her come to her senses and serve as a model for others who might try to exploit this craziness we see day after day in our modern, upside down world.
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#46
If you haven't seen the rampant special treatment of minorities in the flight training environment in professional aviation then you are not in professional aviation. It happens everywhere I've worked which includes a broad cross section of the industry. While I have seen all companies give additional help to some white males who needed it, I've seen them give additional help to all minorities who needed the same. Some to very extraordinary lengths.
My guess is this particular woman is counting on what has happened over and over within this industry and in many others. That is that Netjets will cave and offer her a large settlement to go away.
This whole scenario brings up a point of a really disturbing trend. Assuming that she actually had problems with training due to her stature, what is any company or manufacturer supposed to do about it? Some people are incapable of doing some jobs due to physical attributes. Should a person pass regardless of ability to open and shut the doors of the aircraft? How about if they don't have the leg strength to perform a V1 cut? Should the manufacturer be required to rebuild every type so anyone from 2 feet tall to 9 feet tall can operate it? What about other physical or mental disabilities? Where should the line be?
The "everybody gets a trophy" mentality is ruining this country. We live in a society that is ruled by who can become more indignant regarding a perceived slight. It's sad and embarrassing. Not to mention infuriating trying to raise kids within this construct. It's damn hard to teach your kids the difference between right and wrong only to see them held back or passed over due to a completely different set of rules based on today's wacky "standards."
I don't know the details of this case. If she truly is in the right, may she hammer Netjets to the wall. But if she is a weak [incapable] pilot with an abrasive personality, I hope she gets nothing but a fat stack of lawyer bills that help her come to her senses and serve as a model for others who might try to exploit this craziness we see day after day in our modern, upside down world.
My guess is this particular woman is counting on what has happened over and over within this industry and in many others. That is that Netjets will cave and offer her a large settlement to go away.
This whole scenario brings up a point of a really disturbing trend. Assuming that she actually had problems with training due to her stature, what is any company or manufacturer supposed to do about it? Some people are incapable of doing some jobs due to physical attributes. Should a person pass regardless of ability to open and shut the doors of the aircraft? How about if they don't have the leg strength to perform a V1 cut? Should the manufacturer be required to rebuild every type so anyone from 2 feet tall to 9 feet tall can operate it? What about other physical or mental disabilities? Where should the line be?
The "everybody gets a trophy" mentality is ruining this country. We live in a society that is ruled by who can become more indignant regarding a perceived slight. It's sad and embarrassing. Not to mention infuriating trying to raise kids within this construct. It's damn hard to teach your kids the difference between right and wrong only to see them held back or passed over due to a completely different set of rules based on today's wacky "standards."
I don't know the details of this case. If she truly is in the right, may she hammer Netjets to the wall. But if she is a weak [incapable] pilot with an abrasive personality, I hope she gets nothing but a fat stack of lawyer bills that help her come to her senses and serve as a model for others who might try to exploit this craziness we see day after day in our modern, upside down world.
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