Mike wrote:
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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.


The FAA hasn't laid off a controller in about 30 years.
LIE
See AFSS