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You're looking at this backwards. Current pilots love the certification process, it is a barrier to entry and a way to achieve seniority faster. See http://www
by bwhite 17y ago
You're looking at this backwards. Current pilots love the certification process, it is a barrier to entry and a way to achieve seniority faster.
See http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/30/AR2007013001654.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01... for the story about how the pilots union hated the retirement age limit until a bunch of younger pilots started joining the union. All of a sudden the upstarts had the majority vote and lo and behold, the age limits are imposed.
Certification of pilots is not imposed out of a desire to assure safety; it's because the lawmakers are lobbied by the pilots themselves.
Journalists would also love to be licensed, that way that upstart rapscallion Drudge and those dastardly blogs would stop eating into their business.
Ask Richard Jewell if misguided/malicious journalists matter.
- noodle 17y agoi'm not saying that malicious journalists don't matter. i'm saying that it is substantively different. i'm also not saying that the certification process isn't something pilots like, i have pilots in the family. journalists do have certifications and credentials that prove their worth. its a lack of care on the part of the industry and a lack of care in the consumer base that is causing a problem. i want the best pilot to fly my plane, because if they mess up, i die. i have a lower barrier of entry for where my information comes from, because if they mess up, i might look dumb, might make a few mistakes but i'm almost definitely not going to die.
- amichail 17y agoMotivations are unimportant as long as the result is desirable. Having a certification process that results in highly qualified pilots is a good thing.