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Old 26th Mar 2015, 22:01
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What can you do to avoid being flown by a pilot who is under stress?

Ask yourself is the new flight time limitations reasonable? (Hint, they are not)
Ask yourself is the cheap ticket I am buying truly representative of the cost of transport?
Ask yourself does this airline subscribe to Pay to Fly?
Ask yourself does this airline use fair and reasonable employment practices? Namely a fair full time contract, not zero hour.

Is it fair that a pilot can break a leg/have a heart attack/cancer, be treated, supported and allowed back into the flight deck whereas if he/she is too concerned about "feeling down" he/she keeps quiet and bottles it up for fear of losing their job?
BTW - that goes for any one with a mental illness.

There you go. There's a few things you can do.

Shack37, yes, agreed and that is so sad.

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