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05-03-2018, 05:13 AM

#141

TransWorld

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Originally Posted by f10a

I fail to see how one is considered a hero for performing an emergency descent and landing. It's what you're trained to do, over and over. Let's see.... Don the o2 mask, establish comm, FLC, spin the speed knob up to mmo and deploy the speed brakes.... Hero. Ok. Now.. The FAs on the other hand, they might be heros for saving a life etc.. Trump owns a 757, he should know better what his pilots do for training instead of making this a PR stunt imo.

Same with professional sports teams. They are trained to win championships. All they are doing is what they are trained to do. Why should they be invited to the White House by any President?

Tongue firmly planted in my cheek. . .

05-03-2018, 05:30 AM

#142

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Originally Posted by Rolf

Saving puppies, hand delivering lost jewelry and this WH meeting seems like good PR for our profession. Am I missing something?

Nope, just a bunch of people still p.o.'d that Trump is the prez(and doing a helluva job) and also people scared of women pilots.
I applaud the wh meeting and my swapa brethren, et al as well.

05-03-2018, 12:33 PM

#143

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Originally Posted by ecam

Everyone apparently missed the irony of a president who claimed personal credit for the safest era in US aviation (which he had nothing to do with), inviting the crew of the first US air fatality in a decade to the WH for a publicity stunt worthy of a 3rd world dictatorship. Parading people in front of cameras and presiding over them like Our Most Benevolent Dear Leader. This man has no shame.

Sure, when the POTUS invites you, you show respect, but I'd probably have had personal obligations preventing my attendance. Perhaps as a Navy vet, she felt some sort of obligation to participate. Or maybe SWA PR made them attend...

Kind of like the irony of a president who has armed security 24/7, lives in a gated community with armed guards inviting a bunch of the kids who have been victims of gun violence and parading them through the media to push an agenda?

Except I don't think you know what irony is as this has nothing to do with safety other than the safe emergency decent and landing that was done by the whole crew.

What publicity stunt did Trump pull? Recognition of an exemplary job well done is what all presidents do or did you not see Forest Gump (I need to pee)?