Originally Posted by
brandinius2
Tellya what, you go ahead and choose your Doctor based on whatever you wish; skill level, love of job, pay base, whatever.
We can't choose our pilot in a similar fashion. The airline does that for us, based on whatever their whims are. Sully was alerting Congress to a potential safety problem that is arising in his industry and his field, which is the right thing to do.
Oh, and when Wal-Mart Airlines launches in 2016 and hires former Hardees back line cooks with 20 hours of "fresh flight training," go right ahead and purchase that $25 MEM-JAX ticket.
And good luck with that.
You miss my point entirely with your Wal-Mart comment. Again, what the heck does the Federal Government have to do with this? That is something you didn't address. Had Capt. Sully testified that more air crews need glider training, or something like that, his presence on Capitol Hill would be a little more clear. Instead, he tried to bring pressure on the Airlines and the Unions to somehow raise the salaries and benefits of air crews, lest they all leave for greener pastures else where. He actually said he took a second job, due to cuts to his salary.
Is there a potential safety problem? Maybe. But.....since airline crews are private employees of publicly-traded companies, what kind of steps can the Federal Government take to raise Capt. Sully's pay, so he can quit his second job? They best they can do is make recommendations to improve flight training for air crews. I don't deny that there is a problem, but how in the heck is the Federal Government going to force airlines to pay their employees more? That would be a very slippery slope indeed.