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> If you're competent enough to be a pilot you're competent enough to make money other ways I believe an experienced commercial pilot makes around 200K? If I’

by xnyan 3y ago

> If you're competent enough to be a pilot you're competent enough to make money other ways I believe an experienced commercial pilot makes around 200K? If I’m 50 have no professional skills except being a commercial airline pilot, what kind of work do I qualify for that has comparable pay? > The issue is losing the level of income they make (more than any safety net could pay) Why can’t this be solved by a tool like insurance? It only needs to cover something like like 80% of the career earnings of people who would be removed for mental health reasons up to the mandatory retirement age of 67, minus early retirement benefits if any. Unless they are a huge number of pilots that would be removed for mental reasons, it seems affordable to me.

ohdannyboy 3y ago
I acknowledged they probably couldn't get the same pay in my post... A social safety net has the same problem. My point was they could retool and have above average skills to lean complex machinery, handle stress, make decisions, ect. I don't think risk of destitution is three major issue. I agree insurance is probably the best way, but even that doesn't help with the purpose and social status part, which I think are the largest factors. Plus if the insurance covers career advancement losses the incentives become really adverse, if it doesn't there's still massive economic losses. I think any solution would also need a way to get back in. No need to lose everything because you had a bad time once.
- xnyan 3y ago
  >Plus if the insurance covers career advancement losses the incentives become really adverse. Fair concern, I think we can screen for people faking it for money. Also, in these situations the payout is usually somewhat less than you would earn working. I get that the end of a career you worked your life for is really hard, but unfortunately it's not an uncommon experience and being a pilot is not a right. A payout for a significant portion of your future earnings is far more than most get in that situation.

by xnyan 3y ago

ohdannyboy 3y ago

I acknowledged they probably couldn't get the same pay in my post... A social safety net has the same problem. My point was they could retool and have above average skills to lean complex machinery, handle stress, make decisions, ect. I don't think risk of destitution is three major issue. I agree insurance is probably the best way, but even that doesn't help with the purpose and social status part, which I think are the largest factors. Plus if the insurance covers career advancement losses the incentives become really adverse, if it doesn't there's still massive economic losses. I think any solution would also need a way to get back in. No need to lose everything because you had a bad time once.

xnyan 3y ago
>Plus if the insurance covers career advancement losses the incentives become really adverse. Fair concern, I think we can screen for people faking it for money. Also, in these situations the payout is usually somewhat less than you would earn working. I get that the end of a career you worked your life for is really hard, but unfortunately it's not an uncommon experience and being a pilot is not a right. A payout for a significant portion of your future earnings is far more than most get in that situation.