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Trouble in the Skies
FOX Business' "Trouble in the Skies," a six month investigation of the FAA’s new hiring practices, uncovered changes that may put the nation’s flying public at risk as well as allegations that the newest air traffic control recruits had access to answers on a key test that helped them gain jobs with the FAA....FAA is totally corrupt on hiring new controller trainees and is putting "diversity" over "quality". (www.foxbusiness.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
This crazy politically correct stuff and the weak minded people who play the game are letting the rest of the world fall apart around them simply so they can keep themselves in power.
I got to agree. Nobody gives a damn about the job or far reaching effects f it. It's all about ME and money.
The undeniable truth is that the organization tasked with safety made the deliberate decision to go with PC and diversity at the cost of safety. This program has been effect since 2014. These "Off the street hires" are in the system and some controlling aircraft, albeit, not very well or safely. From the windshield view seats you can tell when there is a pro on the other end of the line as well as when there is a seat occupier that hasn't got a clue. Unfortunately, it is the later that are becoming more prevalent. It seams that the safeguards designed to weed out poor performing controllers have also been "revised" or done away with completely to protect the PC hires. The good dedicated controllers of all genders, races, and creeds that came up through the old system have got to be disheartened to see these changes also. As many have posted, its only a matter of time before the unintended but foreseeable consequences of these actions lead to tragedy.
It's sad that even when we voice our opinion in this forum, or any other for that matter, we have to tippy toe around what we really want to say lest we be branded as some sort of *****phobe, worst case the secret service comes knocking.
Yep, really hard to say what's on your mind anymore. Kinda like my Grandpa. He didn't carry real popular thoughts about FDR. He said he was walking down Main Street when he heard the news of his death. I said " Papaw, what did you say"?. He said "I didn't say anything but I sure thought a hell of a lot".
It's awful early in the morning to get into much detail but I smell some PC here, what with this diversity business and all, and at this level, must be emanating from our community organizer. A couple of good near misses or maybe one that doesn't miss may go a ways toward straightening things out. Question is, will it be too little too late.