Originally Posted by
gretzky99
I dare say that this attitude may be part of the problem…..
I have no doubt that you're right about the generally high level individual skills of U.S. pilots and ATC staff, rather than deficiencies, actually being part of the problem. A slight extension of the Frank Borman adage about superior pilots using their superior skills to get out of dangers that they never should have encountered in the first place, but in so doing, inadvertently masking the erosion of safety margins they confront daily as a result of flawed ATC procedures and political pressure. I know it has become the norm, but where's the union push-back? Perhaps a few days of "down-tools" would restore public and political attention?