Danny Flyboy wrote:
I think any professional who has been doing his job flawlessly for 25
years who makes a mistake that results in no injuries to any persons,
no damage to any equipment, and causes 144 people to be 40 minutes late
deserves to have his/her livelyhood taken away for the rest of his/her
life!

Revocation doesn't mean a pilot can't get another certificate after a year
passes - cause one fellow has managed to have his suspended or revoked some
five times:

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news..._199964-1.html