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Lousy argument, the same can be said for bus drivers and hotel shuttle van drivers. Pilots need to stop putting themselves on a pedestal. In a free enterprise you cannot govern what a private company chooses to pay it's workers. When that happens- you can say goodbye to Democracy.
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It sucks, but it's the truth.
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Lousy argument, the same can be said for bus drivers and hotel shuttle van drivers. Pilots need to stop putting themselves on a pedestal. In a free enterprise you cannot govern what a private company chooses to pay it's workers. When that happens- you can say goodbye to Democracy.
It sucks, but it's the truth.
It sucks, but it's the truth.
How can you not compare the piloting profession to surgery? Both require a high degree of skill and knowledge. Both require teamwork, leadership and careful execution. When mistakes are made in both lines of work, people's lives are at risk. I think the comparison is very appropriate and our compensation should be such to reflect the level of precision, knowledge, skill and responsibility we are required to carry day in and day out.
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Its not even close to being the worst post ever on APC...despite how strongly you may disagree with it.
There are parallels between aviation and medicine, including career progressions and responsibilities...but there are also great differences between the two, the primary one being that nobody becomes a doctor or surgeon for fun but plenty of people become pilots for fun.
There are parallels between aviation and medicine, including career progressions and responsibilities...but there are also great differences between the two, the primary one being that nobody becomes a doctor or surgeon for fun but plenty of people become pilots for fun.
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This has my vote for the worst post ever on APC.
How can you not compare the piloting profession to surgery? Both require a high degree of skill and knowledge. Both require teamwork, leadership and careful execution. When mistakes are made in both lines of work, people's lives are at risk. I think the comparison is very appropriate and our compensation should be such to reflect the level of precision, knowledge, skill and responsibility we are required to carry day in and day out.
How can you not compare the piloting profession to surgery? Both require a high degree of skill and knowledge. Both require teamwork, leadership and careful execution. When mistakes are made in both lines of work, people's lives are at risk. I think the comparison is very appropriate and our compensation should be such to reflect the level of precision, knowledge, skill and responsibility we are required to carry day in and day out.
People make faulty comparisons all the time. A comparison is not an argument but merely a way of illustrating a point of view. Haven't you ever heard of the old "it's like comparing apples and oranges" cliché? Indeed, apples and oranges can be compared, there are both similarities and differences.
A difference between surgeons and pilots: surgery is generally required whereas flying is optional.
One important similarity between surgeons and pilots: ego.
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