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The black box has worked well for all in Common Law countries. In countries with French-style law, that might be different for pilots. (Essentially you're guil
by redis_mlc 5y ago
The black box has worked well for all in Common Law countries.
In countries with French-style law, that might be different for pilots. (Essentially you're guilty until proven innocent, and they hire a retired judge with nothing better to do except to drag out the hearings (and fees) until they die.)
However the scale has tipped recently in the US with a central pilot records database being created recently. So at every step of your career, you're recorded and tracked. If an employer doesn't like you, they can scribble whatever they want in your permanent government record now.
So before a pilot candidate spends $200,000 on a college education and pilot training, they need to think about both losing their medical at any time, and what will happen if their airline decides to fire them and give them a hard time.
- markdown 5y ago> $200,000 on a college education and pilot training, they need to think about both losing their medical at any time In my country Loss of License insurance removes that as a risk for pilots.
- redis_mlc 5y agoIn the US there is loss of medical insurance (essentially disability insurance) available in most scenarios from several providers, provided somebody pays for it. Note there's always policy fine-print and limits. But there's no loss of certificate insurance product available. The FAA pads any complaint with "reckless", which is up to their sole opinion.
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- p_l 5y agoIn Roman law you're also innocent until proven guilty - and the unwritten law in most countries is that prosecution doesn't get to access accident investigation materials and has to order their own experts every time.