SASLess,
I certainly hope that the majority of the pilots here are like you. That they can distinguish betweeh high risk and low risk activities and make proper judgement calls. And,no, it is not too late to turn it around. After all the airline industry of the 1950's went through the same problems we face today: poor safety record, low wages due to excessive supply of pilots ex WW2, labor strife etc. Look at them now. If they can do it so can we.We certainly don't need the European model or the Canadian model here. What we need to do is adopt that which is good from them and make it work for us.The answer probably lies somwhere in the middle between Capitalist Cowboys and the Nanny state.
Alt3