Still waiting for a shred of proof to your claims crazyaviator...

How many examples of union militancy and defence of incompetent pilots bordering on criminality do I need before you Rockie will firmly kiss my pretty buttocks ?

From: Jim I feel that politics should be left out. It clouds the issues, and causes un-needed "turbulence". I am sure that when either of you were pilots (I am assuming that "Editor" is or was a pilot) that you did not stand at the front of the aircraft, and promote your politics upon the passengers...

Since you know this for a fact you should have no problem proving your accusations crazyaviator. Let's hear it...

Do I need to find a dozen more?

Which union group can you think of that behaves the same way as in the article above? Hint,,, they have guns and wear badges,,,,,,

The . Sisto affair: Defending dangerous pilots In October, 1947, American Airlines Captain Charles Sisto hitched a ride on an AAL DC-4 cockpit jumpseat, from Dallas to Los Angeles. For reasons beyond the comprehension of rational minds, he thought it would be a great joke to engage the controls gust...

There is an old saying that goes something like this : "Those that are not capable, competent AME s become management " but what if there are no positions for the AME in management or the incompetent pilot after a third failed test and co-pilots telling the chief pilot that he is incompetent? Withou...

There are tens of thousands of cases where poor, lazy, incompetent employees in VARIOUS industries are kept on the job BECAUSE unions have gone to bat for them !! Aviation is NO different !!!

A rookie mistake I made once was to land on the edge of a sand island in the Mackenzie river ( I was previously landing on the edge of the beaches in Tofino ) Well, this was the exact wrong thing to do ( needed to land in the centre away from the water ) I went down quickly after stopping and had to...

I am 110% in favour of a non- punitive investigative structure , it has LONG been known to increase aviation safety as compared to a 3rd world knee jerk reaction of finding blame and closing the books !!!! What I am NOT in favour is having investigators going out of their way to find fault with ever...

With no-fault investigations COMBINED with unions doing everything in their part to PROTECT and DEFEND a GUILTY and DANGEROUS pilot AFTER the fact, we have set ourselves up to Colgan crashes and MANY more,,,,,,, The industry knows QUITE WELL that MANY pilots who should NOT be in the cockpit are ther...

IF you know you are going into a soft and short field' LOAD the aircraft to its aft C of G limit . ( ballast if necessary ) That way, you can land slowly , touch down on the mains and KEEP the nosewheel off the grass until it is PARKED using power as required ( If you are good enough ) Ask me how I ...

In school, Often there is no failing grade and in one case, the students get to choose their grade! So why cant we have this sort of modernism in the cockpit?

IF lack of a proper TOD briefing happened and IF fatigue was a real issue THEN WHAT would prevent the pilots from making a third mistake and botch the go around? The A/C may have been under 10 feet from touching another plane and with a botched GA WHO knows what could have happened,,,,,,,,, All in a...

One of the easiest aircraft to fly in the history of mankind and we cannot agree on flap settings ! Hmmm, Do the students who snap the NW off and flip her on its back get a passing "satisfactory" for their "attempt" in this snowflake, blameless, safe space, PC, leftist, no-fault new-age society?

Within 15 minutes of this incident, ATC, FAA, AC would know of the near "miss" and IF there was a procedure to follow to ESTABLISH whether this event constitutes an incident where-in CVR data must be retained, then there would not be any overwriting. Let me suggest the system is not there yet. The C...

Smelled like chicken, tasted like fish !!!

maybe it was B787 tires as a sort of barter thingy ?

Nope. Never felt that way. Must be just you. You do sound like an asshole ! I went up north after spending time as an AME/ pilot down south and honing my skills to what would be needed in ANY part of Canada. The north was no surprise to me for I loved being in control and exercising decision making...

SMOOTHED out may be a poor term for the fix! One has to remove the aluminum to just below the base of the crack and blend the area without sharp areas. In the old days, AME s would take a screwdriver and "dress" the LE of the prop where the nick is , smoothing the offending gouge and hiding the crac...

Sleepless nights wondering if the work I did was perfect, Working that overtime shift well past 14 hours + and trying to be 100% in the game, doing the best of my ability and having management and even fellow AMEs continually nitpick as if it was a competition in one-up-man-ship!, Having to beg for ...