I guess with covid drama no one is worried anymore about pilots' drinking on layovers and other problems. My Dad was a United Captain, one of my brothers, now dead of ALS, an American Captain. My Dad was a WWII Marine with true PTSD and I know he wasn't always careful about the bottle to throttle rule. And my poor brother was flying, wit…
I guess with covid drama no one is worried anymore about pilots' drinking on layovers and other problems. My Dad was a United Captain, one of my brothers, now dead of ALS, an American Captain. My Dad was a WWII Marine with true PTSD and I know he wasn't always careful about the bottle to throttle rule. And my poor brother was flying, without realizing it, with the early onset of the dementia that accompanies half of all ALS patients. There's a lot more concerning things to me than this damned Chinese plague when it comes to airline safety. I think we've all lost our minds.
I am only a lowly Private Pilot, albeit with a lot of hours, IFR, night, etc. My father was a WWII navigator, killed. Not his fault. Stepfather WWII flight engineer. He had two (three?) brothers WWII pilots. Grandfather was a pilot, owned a small airfield. Brother was Coast Guard helicopter search and rescue, after CG retirement a United pilot. Had a great uncle that designed and built an aircraft circa 1910--his aircraft was used to teach aeronautics by an Ohio university in that era. Another uncle that was a pilot, owned his own aircraft, before spending 32 months in the Pacific with the USMC. College roommate retired from USAIR. I hope his fondness for Coors abated.
Speaking from personal experience, flying actual IMC is a work load that is very marginal for one pilot. IFR in the LA airspace is really more than one person should be handling. Been there, done that. Too many times. Getting kicked around, constant vector changes, sky full of aluminum. It really is a two person job. Half an hour and my brain would be turning to mush.
I am not commercially rated, but I know that most transport aircraft require two pilots for work load reasons. There is a Citation model that can be flown single pilot (have a little time as right seat in one), but I doubt it extends to carrying paying passengers.
I agree that there are a lot of problems with pilots that are flying and shouldn't be. But, why should we add any more problems?
I wholly support pilots that don't want to be take on any further risks. They--as are the vast majority--are the ones we want in the cockpit.
Such an interesting family history. I think aviation runs in families. My grandad was a WWI aircraft mechanic and pilot. He passed the love of flying on to my Dad, who passed it on to us. One of my other brothers is a commercial pilot, I have a private pilot's license, single engine land, vfr. Strictly a fair weather pilot.
I'd like to leave the decisions on vaccinating up to the individual flight crew members. Would my dead brother have submitted to the vaccine? Probably not because of the use of fetal cells in the manufacture. My living pilot brother got the Pfizer shots. What my Dad would have done is hard to know. He was pretty independent.
I guess with covid drama no one is worried anymore about pilots' drinking on layovers and other problems. My Dad was a United Captain, one of my brothers, now dead of ALS, an American Captain. My Dad was a WWII Marine with true PTSD and I know he wasn't always careful about the bottle to throttle rule. And my poor brother was flying, without realizing it, with the early onset of the dementia that accompanies half of all ALS patients. There's a lot more concerning things to me than this damned Chinese plague when it comes to airline safety. I think we've all lost our minds.
I am only a lowly Private Pilot, albeit with a lot of hours, IFR, night, etc. My father was a WWII navigator, killed. Not his fault. Stepfather WWII flight engineer. He had two (three?) brothers WWII pilots. Grandfather was a pilot, owned a small airfield. Brother was Coast Guard helicopter search and rescue, after CG retirement a United pilot. Had a great uncle that designed and built an aircraft circa 1910--his aircraft was used to teach aeronautics by an Ohio university in that era. Another uncle that was a pilot, owned his own aircraft, before spending 32 months in the Pacific with the USMC. College roommate retired from USAIR. I hope his fondness for Coors abated.
Speaking from personal experience, flying actual IMC is a work load that is very marginal for one pilot. IFR in the LA airspace is really more than one person should be handling. Been there, done that. Too many times. Getting kicked around, constant vector changes, sky full of aluminum. It really is a two person job. Half an hour and my brain would be turning to mush.
I am not commercially rated, but I know that most transport aircraft require two pilots for work load reasons. There is a Citation model that can be flown single pilot (have a little time as right seat in one), but I doubt it extends to carrying paying passengers.
I agree that there are a lot of problems with pilots that are flying and shouldn't be. But, why should we add any more problems?
I wholly support pilots that don't want to be take on any further risks. They--as are the vast majority--are the ones we want in the cockpit.
Such an interesting family history. I think aviation runs in families. My grandad was a WWI aircraft mechanic and pilot. He passed the love of flying on to my Dad, who passed it on to us. One of my other brothers is a commercial pilot, I have a private pilot's license, single engine land, vfr. Strictly a fair weather pilot.
I'd like to leave the decisions on vaccinating up to the individual flight crew members. Would my dead brother have submitted to the vaccine? Probably not because of the use of fetal cells in the manufacture. My living pilot brother got the Pfizer shots. What my Dad would have done is hard to know. He was pretty independent.
"I'd like to leave the decisions on vaccinating up to the individual flight crew members. "
We agree.
As it should be for all.