QX2059 Jumpseater tries to shutdown engines
10-23-2023, 09:19 AM
#81
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When pilots cant commute to base and flights start to cancel, thats when they care. Every airline has a commuter clause and if pilots were required cabin only, those clauses would be in full effect and being used more than ever. Mayor Pete would not like those cancelation numbers.
In addition to the obvious short-term pain, the airlines would have to pony up even more long-term to pay pilots to live in high-cost, deep-blue, metro area poop-holes. Or pos space commutes, whichever is cheaper for management.
10-23-2023, 09:23 AM
#82
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This isn't true. The FAA and specifically the new Federal Air Surgeon has made tremendous strides in addressing mental health. There are several pilots who have gone out on SSRIs and who are flying again. Yeah if you have an issue maybe you need some time off to deal with it. There's nothing unreasonable about that. But there are pathways back now.
10-23-2023, 09:27 AM
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This isn't true. The FAA and specifically the new Federal Air Surgeon has made tremendous strides in addressing mental health. There are several pilots who have gone out on SSRIs and who are flying again. Yeah if you have an issue maybe you need some time off to deal with it. There's nothing unreasonable about that. But there are pathways back now.
10-23-2023, 09:30 AM
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If this is true, which it may very well be, then the FAA needs to do a lot of PR to ease pilots minds that its OK to have a problem and you wont be staring down the barrel of losing your livelihood. I mean if the FAA is ok with 400lb pilots, they should be OK with pilots who are on a treatment plan for a mental disorder (again lets all assume we are not talking about suicide, dementia and their likes).
I agree with you. The word is getting out more though. Contact your company's peer support committee as they will probably have the most up to date info. AMAS also has the details, as do AMEs, HIMS AMEs, the FAA AME Guide, etc.
10-23-2023, 09:31 AM
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This isn't true. The FAA and specifically the new Federal Air Surgeon has made tremendous strides in addressing mental health. There are several pilots who have gone out on SSRIs and who are flying again. Yeah if you have an issue maybe you need some time off to deal with it. There's nothing unreasonable about that. But there are pathways back now.
When I read this:
"A 2022 study published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine found that 56.1 percent of pilots reported a history of health care avoidant behavior related to fear of losing their aeromedical certificate, and nearly 27 percent indicated misrepresenting or withholding information on their aeromedical screening for the same reason."
I dont get a warm and fuzzy that the FAA is doing enough to educate pilots. I am happy to hear there is at least someone trying to make changes.
10-23-2023, 09:32 AM
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Fair enough, seems we are on the same page, thankfully this doesnt affect me but you never know if it will.
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