no pilots please !
The last thing BALPA needs is a pilot running it , pilots are to close to the problem ( and I include myself ) to see the big picture , in general pilots will trust the people they work with untill provern otherwise and are not "political beasts".
What we need protecting the pilots interests is a hard headed business person who has played all the dirty industrial tricks on an unsuspecting work force , keep this person in line and he/she will serve us well by being one if not two steps ahead of the airline managments.
If the right person for the job has not the first idea about flying then send them off to do a PPL/IMC then at least this would give them an insight into the problems on the flight deck and that is all the right person for the job should need.
I now await the not a free PPL with my money comments from the more myopic members of this forum.