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#63
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I just saw a documentary on it not too long ago. I can't form any conclusions. In fact, I can't even think of a methodology to test any hypothesis against it. For example, due to all the atmospheric radioactivity present in today's atmosphere, radiocarbon dating can be quite inaccurate, which shifts many things in archeology and paleontology. Also, radiocarbon dating makes assumptions as to the amount of carbon present at the time of formation. Just like adiabatic lapse rate in a standard atmosphere is never exactly 2C per 1,000 ft, radiocarbon dating can be quite inaccurate due to the assumptions we put into the basic equation. So what does that leave to test age? Nothing that I have found. Unfortunately anything historical cannot be proven with science. Science requires a different standard of evidence (beyond reasonable doubt as tested and reproduced through methodology) whereas history relies on a preponderance of evidence. There are plenty of mysteries of the ancient world and also lots of untested mythology surrounding the present day location of things. For example, the ark may be found on an island protected by elaborate tunnel floodings. One of these days I will get around to asking a professor associate about the shroud. It's not something I've studied in depth.
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You are wrong. Consider this. Does ALPA file ASAP reports for you or is that the legal function of the certificated airman? If you violate a FAR and you get in trouble, is ALPA's non-existent certificate on the line, or is yours? Remember you work in a profession that has multiple layers of jurisdiction, some legal, some simply company policy (which mean nothing).
ALPA has it's role, as does each individual certificated airman. It's a matter of jurisdiction. MEC guidance is to follow SOP. Using ASAP or the FAA Hotline (the better option) is not just SOP, it's within the law.
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That is what bothers me about people being called in for logbook writeups. They were simply following SOP.
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ALPA has it's role, as does each individual certificated airman. It's a matter of jurisdiction. MEC guidance is to follow SOP. Using ASAP or the FAA Hotline (the better option) is not just SOP, it's within the law.
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That is what bothers me about people being called in for logbook writeups. They were simply following SOP.
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Holocaust: Which one? If you are referring to the one caused by the National Socialists in Germany, then, well... it happened. Millions died.. Jews, Poles, Russians, etc. Very sad... not the finest hour of humanity. I've seen the remains of Auschwitz personally and nothing, literally nothing, has made me more deeply sad than what I saw, even decades later. Don't forget that Communism killed even more people (Mao).
Peak Oil: it's a logical theory but the timing is unknown. The problem is that no one knows how much oil there is. All we know is that Earth is of a finite dimension, with a finite volume, therefore we WILL run out of oil at some point. From what I understand, "peak oil" is an economic theory that is logical, but relies on data we don't have, therefore I doubt anyone can draw a valid conclusion yet.
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The reality with this scenario is the juicers who for years carried and carried MEL’s in violation of the FOM and FAR’s just recently decided to start doing their job. These juicers then decided to go out of their way to document EVERY discrepancy they could find. The company choose to question what they were doing since they had a pattern of never writing anything up. Some idiots you just can’t help and unfortunately the jetblue pilot group has more than most.
It's so sad that people are so willfully ignorant about many things that they even allow themselves to be juicers in the first place. I blame them for BJ not having ALPA (or an equivalent) since the beginning and for causing multiple attempts to unionize. I blame them for their pathetically low standards, their lack of integrity in not writing things up, and for maintaining their low standards. They are not innocent... they simply chose to remain ignorant of the facts and they continue to be guilty.
It also bothers me that BJ tracks how well you follow the CFRs. There evidently is retribution, cloaked in the facade of "good cop" but still, it's the same thing. There should be no metrics kept on this. I still believe this is something of grave concern to the FAA. If people are being dissuaded from writing up paint chips or whatever they have a beef about today (which is still the lawful requirement!), tomorrow they will be motivated not to document smoke/fume incidents, engine inspections, etc... This is how it starts. History will repeat itself as it has done many times at many other places in many industries. Makes one wonder why Robin would send out an email asking people to do a survey about the "safety culture" at BJ. Why now? What are they worried about? Are they wanting to use it to prove to someone that people feel their safety culture is adequate? Will they use it to fight back against allegations that they are being unsafe? Remember that survey is not anonymous. Incidentally, I've not heard words from ALPA about whether that particular survey should or should not be filled out.
https://hotline.faa.gov/
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