Skytrans hiring again.

[flying-spike]

Have we found the problem?

Again, well put Flying Bear. I was forced to respond by I Phone last night and did not to want to offend my guests by taking enough time to text all I wanted to say.(that is a generational thing)

I think we may have hit on why some operators are allowed to get away with what they do. In response to the ill-thought snipe regarding Beyond Blue I will say that I am not depressed but I do despair for the profession I once loved.

It is the individuals that are appearing in the industry now (and there were a few in the past) that appear as a god-send to operators who willingly revert to the lowest standard possible to retain their AOC. They are the ones who would sell their own grandmothers to pay for the opportunity to pay for an endorsement, accept less than they, by their position are due, turn a blind eye to regulatory indiscretions and back stab to their employers anyone that complains. Some operators love them. They will gladly fly overloaded and bust flight and duty times take a u/s aircraft just to gain an advantage over their so-called colleagues in the eyes of their employers.

I know this is nothing new but it appears to be happening more often now and as these individuals progress through their careers they drag the standard of the profession further and further into the mire. I won't say it is a generational thing because there were creeps of this ilk of my vintage and I have two sons that have been raised not to behave that way, but it does appear to be more prevalent.

As a society we have cultivated them, "it is not about winning", give them a medal just for competing. "It is not about them meeting a standard but how hard they tried" and other such dribble. As I said, operators love such individuals because they will not take a stand except to manoeuvre behind their colleagues and drag the standards down to the level they can meet. In doing so they make it twice as hard for others to stop the rot.

But rather than dwell on these stains on the profession of pilot and give them more time than they are worth, lets celebrate those that have drawn the line in the sand and stood fast behind it. Maybe time for a new thread along those lines. Who wants to start?