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Old August 14th 07, 12:55 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Mxsmanic wrote:
Dudley Henriques writes:


Well.......I'll tell ya; those "buses with wings" require a wee bit of
talent to fly on occasion.


On increasingly rare occasions. Commercial pilots in the U.S. train a great
deal for events that are more and more unlikely to happen. I'm not saying
that's a bad idea, but from an economic standpoint it means that, to an ever
increasing extent, the bulk of their skills aren't really required to do the
job. On a typical, normal, flight, it would be possible for pilots with far
less training to do the work--which in turn means that the job is worth less
money.


Even if the U.S. has not compromised on the standards it imposes for
commercial pilots, other nations are not so strict.


In fact, the survivors of United 232 send a Christmas card to Al Haynes
every year just to tell him that :-))


The exception does not invalidate the rule.


And firemen on a typical, normal day spend most of their time cooking
chile and washing their trucks.

And police on a typical, normal day spend most of their time cruising
around doing nothing in particular.

And life guards on a typical, normal day spend most of their time working
on their tan.

So what?


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Jim Pennino

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Old August 14th 07, 07:15 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Pilots are paid to handle the normal aspects of flight, but these aspects
are
increasingly automated.


I wonder how it is that presumes to tell pilots about what pilots are paid
to handle when he's not a pilot himself.

The key point is that a high level of skill is less and less necessary
when
flying under normal conditions, and this encourages employers to pay less
and
less for pilots.


LOL! I'd ask him to support this with something, but he wouldn't if he
could.

-c


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Old August 14th 07, 07:58 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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On Aug 14, 2:15 pm, "Gattman" wrote:
Pilots are paid to handle the normal aspects of flight, but these aspects
are
increasingly automated.


I wonder how it is that presumes to tell pilots about what pilots are paid
to handle when he's not a pilot himself.

The key point is that a high level of skill is less and less necessary
when
flying under normal conditions, and this encourages employers to pay less
and
less for pilots.


LOL! I'd ask him to support this with something, but he wouldn't if he
could.


Of course, that all assumes that all pilots are paid, and all planes
have all the latest cool gadgets. What about planes that don't have
all this "automation?" Just because a Cessna is equipped with a three
axis autopilot, 2 nav radios, 2 com radios, adf, dme, gps, glass
cockpit etc etc in flight simulator does make that the norm (if only!
g)


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Old August 14th 07, 07:59 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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On Aug 14, 2:58 pm, Doug Semler wrote:

axis autopilot, 2 nav radios, 2 com radios, adf, dme, gps, glass
cockpit etc etc in flight simulator does make that the norm (if only!



Oopps, does NOT make that the norm, of course g

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Old August 14th 07, 09:47 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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"Doug Semler" wrote in message
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On Aug 14, 2:15 pm, "Gattman" wrote:


LOL! I'd ask him to support this with something, but he wouldn't if he
could.


Of course, that all assumes that all pilots are paid, and all planes
have all the latest cool gadgets. What about planes that don't have
all this "automation?"


Clearly somebody needs to download the simulator mod (before their camber
fails and they fly into a hillside.)

-c



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Old August 14th 07, 09:03 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Gattman writes:

I wonder how it is that presumes to tell pilots about what pilots are paid
to handle when he's not a pilot himself.


Unfortunately, I've discovered that some pilots are clueless.
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Old August 14th 07, 09:37 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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On Aug 15, 8:03 am, Mxsmanic wrote:
Gattman writes:
I wonder how it is that presumes to tell pilots about what pilots are paid
to handle when he's not a pilot himself.


Unfortunately, I've discovered that some pilots are clueless.


Irony isn't your strongest point is it

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Old August 14th 07, 11:52 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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"george" wrote in message
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On Aug 15, 8:03 am, Mxsmanic wrote:
Gattman writes:
I wonder how it is that presumes to tell pilots about what pilots are
paid
to handle when he's not a pilot himself.


Unfortunately, I've discovered that some pilots are clueless.


Irony isn't your strongest point is it


Well, it's good to know there are armchair experts like MX out here, who've
never actually flown or built a plane, to decide who's clueless and who
isn't. In spite of the fact that literally anybody who even bothers to
respond to him tells him he's totally clueless.

But what do we all know? We're just pilots.

-c


 




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