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Joined: 02 Jan 2006
Posts: 643
Location: Sacramento, California, USA
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 Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 3:51 pm Post subject: RPA refuses to provide training to new pilots (Was: Flight |
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Drew Blahnick wrote:
That got your attention, didn't it. Let's see ...
| Quote: | in formation training/display sorties at
RPA formation training events/clinics it does require a flight suit by
the flight members.
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So, if Bob Fong (like FNG) shows up at an event with his newly acquired
CJ6A or Yak-52, it is the policy of RPA to refuse to provide training if
Mr. FNG doesn't own and wear a flight suit? Well gosh oh gee this sure
looks good. Let's make sure we piss Bob off and send him home (as you
guys did to a friend of mine at ARS a couple of years back) where he
will practice formation with the other guys who have had no training.
Yup, we are really fostering safety and serving the needs of the pilot
community.
As a dues-paying member of the RPA I would like to say that this sucks.
If it were my RPA we would do everything we could to provide training
and support to help people operate their aircraft as safely as possible
regardless of their age, sex, race, or choice of outerwear. Forcing
people to wear a flight suit against their will or refusing to provide
needed training is just f-----g stupid.
| Quote: | This policy is upheld by our flight leads at
events/clinics, thats many of you, as they have final say who they have
in their flights.
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I don't care who upholds it. What gives a small group the right to tell
the rest of us what to do when it in no way affects them?
| Quote: | Thats a pretty small window for that policy and when
I head to events like Waycross this year I publicly ask the flight
members about their support of this event policy,
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Let's see, I am sure we can ask around and find people to uphold just
about any policy we want. You know, maybe we should refuse to allow
women to participate as it might cramp the style of The Guys. Man, I
could come up with some real crap here but I think that the rest get my
drift.
| Quote: | the feedback is
supportive as the right thing to do. Beyond that, the collective groups
discussions on the proven safety benefits of wearing a flight suit in
good condition during our flying is a healthy one.
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The discussion of the relative merits of various methods to prevent
burns in the cockpit is a good one. I suspect it is even more important
when in combat and the aircraft sustains battle damage. Oh wait, none of
us fly our CJ6As or Yak-52s in combat. Darn. There goes that reason to
wear a flight suit.
So we only provide training to people who wear flight suits. Yeah, that
is a great, inclusive policy. We do it because the inner cabal has
decided, "ugh, flight suit good."
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