z987k
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I mean for those in the 60 years old range as part of the medical. There is measurable cognitive decline as we get older, and not a lot of guys still have it at 65.
Alpa endorsed hour reduction plan.
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SlumTodd_Millionaire
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Dude, nothing in there contradicts what I said.
The lower limits are imposed by the Japanese airlines, not by the government. I don't believe you'll find any 67 year old Al Nippon pilots, because the airline has a mandatory retirement age of 65. It's possible this has changed, but I searched and can't find any evidence of it.
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On the gripping hand, I'm not sure I'll be able to afford to live decently to collect Social Security anyway, so...The over-arching message is that you have less time than you think, be healthy (just because you're skinny and run marathons does not mean you're healthy says my friend the ectomorphic marathon runner who had a heart attack or the other athletic friend that almost died from Deep Vein Thrombosis) and realize that life has already begun.
Average means half died before 66.49 and half died after 66.49. Which half do you think you're in? Which half are you actually in?
Discussing mortality isn't negative, it's acceptance of the inevitability that those that don't save for retirement are going to get their asses kicked as they outlive their savings, and that those that forgo life in order to hoard money for retirement are just going to end up with some wealthy, entitled inheritors.
Maximilian_Jenius
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Dude, nothing in there contradicts what I said.
"Japan has lifted the age limit for commercial pilots to 67, in response to a drastic shortage of aircraft commanders in Asia. The move will result in Japan having the oldest pilots in the world.
Until now, the careers of Japanese pilots ended when they hit 65. The new rules will allow those who are currently 64 or younger to have the option of flying until their 68th birthday."
“As long as they pass the tests in the simulators, as long as they keep performing and prove that they know what they are doing in the plane, I think the retirement age can be pushed up a bit,” he said.
That make zero sense. If Japan is currently facing a critical pilot shortage, and raised the mandatory retirement age to 67, to put a band-aid on the shortage. How can the airlines, who the new mando retirement age was made national law, to help them keep bodies/experience up front not comply???
SlumTodd_Millionaire
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Any airline can impose its own rules that are more restrictive than the law. There are unions around the world that negotiate lower limits than even 65.
SlumTodd_Millionaire
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Looks like it hasn't changed. This article is only a few months old, long after the government change, and it says the Al Nippon age is still 65. The pilot they talked to had to go fly Dash-8s.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/28/business/japan-older-workers-retired-pilot.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/28/business/japan-older-workers-retired-pilot.html
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I honestly can't think of much that makes me angrier than "TL;DR." It's toxic and needs to stop.
milleR
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Chit, irregardless, and "could care less" just to name a few.
Yikes. Imagine going from ANA 787 back to a Dash 8 at 65
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A good stick doesn't necessarily make a good pilot.
I'd still rather have a pilot with 4000 hours of real experience, than a pilot with 500 hours, who soloed at 15, and hasn't seen a winter yet.
I will not be working at 65. I might still be flying, but definitely not working (if everything goes according to plan).
Not until Boeing/Airbus make their flight decks Hoveround accessible.
I did my father-in-law like that. Some verbal mostly ALL CAPS rampage about theology and how his nephew was going to hell because he man-married a dude and how Jebediah 4:15am said "whatever" and how all of his friends were embarassed. So I told him "TL;DR - be a better uncle by supporting your nephew and tell your internet friends to go to hell because they're homophobic idiots that ride around on medicare-funded Larks".
So proud of myself.
Does that mean jet bridge manufacturers are going to have to install those sideways electric chair things to get up and down the stairs too?
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Liked for the Niven and Pournelle quote! Love those books. Pretty much anything Larry is a part of.
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av8tr1
"Never tell me the odds!"
Seems appropriate.....
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