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Originally Posted by bmcgowan13
Respectfully disagree with you. I soloed in fall of 1975; ferried new airplanes for Cessna to build time. I was an ATC for 34 years at ZBW. Part 107 sUAS since 2016.
If you have have an Instrument Rating...*you* are a pilot sir. In fact, I always had more respect, admiration, and consideration for the guy (or gal) flying the C182, Bonanza or twin-Beech in the soup than I did the Part-121 guys..and tried to pass that on to all of my ATC trainees.
*YOU* had to balance the workload of navigating, flying the aircraft, calming the pax, and communicating with ATC by yourself. The airline crews (which I love..love...love) had ACARS, a flight director, jet throttles (no mix, rpms and pitch), cabin attendants, GPS and a two-person crew to to do all of the stuff you had to do by yourself.
Smaller does NOT mean easier... Kudos to you captain..
I would buy your coffee if I met you...LOL
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Thanks for the kind words.
I get that the guys flying Jet Blue and other Commercial aircraft these days, are in a different category than the guys who flew them in the VOR days, without all the computer help. Now a days, the flying part is easier, but they're getting paid the big bucks because they're trained to handle the few emergencies that come up.
There's no better example in recent history, than "Sully Sullenberger" landing on the Hudson. He himself has said, "I didn't do anything special, only what any well trained pilot would do".
What Sully did that was special, was keep his cool in a stressful emergency, let his training take over and saved 155 lives.
If you were ATC at ZBW for 34 years we've certainly "spoken". You probably came in at the end of the PATCO days? If you don't know my brother and father, you've surely heard of them. You'd laugh if I told you who they were and buy me more than coffee
G'day.