Fergus Kyle
Joined: 03 Jun 2007
Posts: 291
Location: Burlington ON Canada
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 Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 4:23 pm Post subject: Whither Aviation OFF TOPIC |
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First of all it has always been my belief that Aviation is Aviators Aviating – not airlines, nor manufacturers nor for the most part, magazines. Aviation is simply pilots flying. Any other reference to the term is merely parasitic – making money on the shoulders of others.
Now to the point:
I suggest you dial in “Flying Cheap” on PBS – I watched an article on typing “PBS Buffalo – flying cheap” into Google. Perhaps there are better ways unknown to me. The title is typically bad grammar, but the content is revealing.
We all know that many professions (and I call flying several hundred people through the air – professional – as it is professed publicly) in fact sqweeze the regulations, fight to relieve the regulations, lie to regulators – or manage to pervert proper behaviour without any regulations. I don’t need to suggest which. Most of the time we can’t act on the knowledge of these transgressions; sometimes there are penalties, legal threats, etc.
After 60-odd years in the air, I am compelled to draw attention to the squalid conditions under which new flyers are forced to work. I am ashamed of the industry – commercial aviation – which granted me such freedom and responsibility while continuing to grant less and less to those who follow.
Love of flying is probably one of the most common qualities drawing people to the craft. That fact is not lost on present-day executives and they continue to lie, cheat and steal the very standards, gnawing away at one principle or another until the calling is a trash-heap.
Your review of the above topic I hope will I hope convince you of my beliefs. With two sons, ex-military, now flying several hundred passengers a day I am thankful that most of the practices outlined in the series have not touched them.
In my case, and in one son’s event with a now-extinct carrier, we came into conflict on the principles of a government regulation on time on duty and at the controls. In both cases, the disruption in service delayed some of my passengers – simply because a low-level minion winked at the law and then attempted to blame us. In my airline (a major) the flight supervisor made a swift defence of my actions although the miscreant didn’t pay for his deeds. In my son’s case the British-owned subsidiary attempted to demand a seventeen-hour day on a fifteen hour limit. He was downgraded but never left the captain’s seat (at the hands of his immediate supervisors. he sued for the pay and an apology. They settled out of court but never admitted the sin. They folded and he had a Captain’s job the following morning with a better line.
Se what “Flying Cheap” does for your thoughts. – My apologies for this.
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