Fractionals and pilot age.
#53
Wrong. It's the business of his poor unsuspecting passengers who didn't sign up to become a smoking crater just because this greedy old codger loves money too much to admit he can't do the job safely anymore. But hey...he doesn't like golf so it must be ok. Screw everyone else - he got his.
GF
#54
If a younger lad can't complete the training tasks cause of who knows why....they will be washed out of training cause they are a risk to the general safety.
People must accept and own up to the fact they can't do things they once could and thats called life.
Thanks for your service, its time to move on to something else that you can find joy in.
On the flip side of this argument, years back we had a guy (old Eastern scab guy) flip his lid that two less than 30 yr olds were flying a Legacy 600 together. He couldn't fathom that the 6000+ hours in type that we had was safe enough.
#55
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http://pcrm.org/sites/default/files/...-Esselstyn.pdf
To answer the original post questions:
1. The oldest pilot I've flown with was in his mid to upper 70s.
2. There is no unwritten policy to get rid of elderly pilots at NetJets. In fact, it would seem there is a tendency to "stonewall" concerns about the ability of older pilots. We do have a program that allows for pilots to report when they concern with another pilot. The satisfaction rate of the program is debatable.
3. Nothing significant as far as financial compensation. There is a small severance given to older pilots with seniority and twice in recent memory the company has given voluntary separation compensation.
Last edited by AntiPeter; 05-26-2017 at 02:37 PM.
#56
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Just as one is required to take a driving test after a certain age and risk, these 80+ yr old FA's need to be able to demonstrate the Easy Victor tasks within the required time or hang it up. Its not age discrimination....its protection of the general flying public. These older FA's could actually become a liability in the event of a real emergency.
If a younger lad can't complete the training tasks cause of who knows why....they will be washed out of training cause they are a risk to the general safety.
People must accept and own up to the fact they can't do things they once could and thats called life.
Thanks for your service, its time to move on to something else that you can find joy in.
On the flip side of this argument, years back we had a guy (old Eastern scab guy) flip his lid that two less than 30 yr olds were flying a Legacy 600 together. He couldn't fathom that the 6000+ hours in type that we had was safe enough.
If a younger lad can't complete the training tasks cause of who knows why....they will be washed out of training cause they are a risk to the general safety.
People must accept and own up to the fact they can't do things they once could and thats called life.
Thanks for your service, its time to move on to something else that you can find joy in.
On the flip side of this argument, years back we had a guy (old Eastern scab guy) flip his lid that two less than 30 yr olds were flying a Legacy 600 together. He couldn't fathom that the 6000+ hours in type that we had was safe enough.
#57
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And the failure rate is significantly higher for the older folks (60+).
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