It May Take Years
There is much excitement over the idea of changing the age 60 pilot rule to allow airline pilots to continue flying to age 65.
In the latest news, FAA honcho Marion Blakey announced that the FAA will propose a rule change. Kinda makes it sound like a done deal. However, as the TV hucksters say, “But wait, there’s more.”
Scuttlebutt has it that what looks like an FAA push could instead be a delaying tactic by the FAA. Story goes that Congress is on the brink of changing the rule itself. Congress—as I understand it—could get it done in as little as 60 days, whereas an FAA proposal can drag out for more than a year and a half while they send notices of proposed rule making and provide a long time during which people can comment. As this theory goes, the FAA can’t stand the idea of making such a dramatic change in such a short time, so they will propose a change and Congress will back off of its own change.
How much of that is true and to what degree I have no idea, but it should be interesting to watch it play out.
Change of subject…
When we moved to Asheville, NC, we dutifully notified the Social Security folks of our address change. They sent a letter confirming that they had received our notice and had changed our address in their records. So, where did they send this letter? Why, they sent it to our old address, of course.
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Verne Jobst–
You have made my day. This gives me the excuse to blatantly advertising my wares. I do not at this time have another audio CD, however, I do have three books…
“The Truth-and Other Lies” (my favorites from my award-winning column in Alabama)
“Southern Raised In the Fifties” (favorites from my column in my hometown of Brunswick, GA)
“Ground Clutter-The Book” (favorites from over 20 years of my column in Airport Business magazine– none repeated from this BLOG)
You can order “Ground Clutter-The Book” from my website . For the other two, call me at 800-828-3802. The CD you have is included with each book.
Thanks so much, and please tell Randy hello for me..
Ralph Hood
I enjoyed talking to you a few weeks ago after I had listened to your audio tape. It was excellent. Do you have any more for sale. If so, I’ll send a check for any you may have.
I’d like for you to keep me on y our mailing list. Any charges, please let me know.
Randy Sohn say “Hi” to you.
With best regards,
Verne
Lawd, Gabriel, you have made my day–maybe my week!
Thank’s so very much. I don’t deserve those kind words, but then I don’t deserve to be bald, either, so I’ll take the kind words.
I have thoroughly enjoyed speaking for aviation groups in Canada, and hope to get back.
Thanks again,
Ralph Hood
Hello Ralph
I’ve been reading your column for so long that is has become one of my favorite moments of respite in a usually very busy week (in fact, it’s the first column I read no matter what publications and emails I may have on my docket…
My colleagues and I appreciate your always balanced views and honnest commentary (and your common sense approach since, as you’ve probably noticed, sense is rather un-common in some parts).
Keep it up - Canadian readers appreciate you too!
Godspeed
G. dePuyjalon
Montreal, Canada