"barton fink via AviationKB.com" u33403@uwe wrote in message
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No2 wrote:
DAMN!!

http://themainbang.typepad.com/

This is John Carr at his best.

A few seconds at that link.
Clear that the spud you idolize is a foaming lunatic.

What's truly funny is the spud in question and those like him have done more
harm to the ATC profession than any morons like GW will ever realize.

I'll give you an example. After the Comair crash 2 years ago, the spud went
on TV and said it was the FAA's fault because they were forcing controllers
to work with very little crew rest. The reality is much different. At all
FAA ATC facilities, NATCA proposes the schedule for controllers. Most
facilities opt for a shift structure that starts out on an evening shift,
transitions to a day shift (with a short break in between) and then
transitions to a graveyard shift with another short break in between. It
sounds crazy, but the reason why they do that is to give themselves a longer
weekend. After the spud blamed the FAA for something that was NATCA's
fault, the FAA is now in the process of imposing a shift structure that will
effectively cut controller's weekends down by half. This is just a small
example of the nonsense they put out on practically a daily basis.

NATCA has the potential to do a lot of good within the FAA, but rarely do
they pick level headed leaders. Compare them to the airlines. AA's pilot's
union has a very sour relationship with management, but even at that you
will see their union standing toe to toe with AA on some issues. If you
look at some of the other industry unions, they have a very good
relationship with management. The FAA hasn't laid off a controller in about
30 years. No controllers have received pay cuts in the same time period.
Yet NATCA takes a confrontational stance on every single issue and they
denegrate the entire FAA at every opportunity even if they have to lie to do
so. The OP is an excellent example of the stupidity that infests their
organization.