The recent change that allows airline pilots to continue flying past age 60 has generated some interesting discussion.
The following rules for 'older ' pilots were recently proposed at several major airlines:
1. All pants must fit and not be up in your armpits.
2. You must walk without shuffling your feet.
3. No Depends on the flight deck.
4. When using a toothpick, you must leave your teeth in your mouth.
5. If you need more than tri-focals, you are DONE! (period!)
6. No pictures of great-great-grandchildren.
7. Anytime you call the other guy "Sonny", he can hit you.
8. Never, ever mention AARP.
9. When in a restaurant with your crew, don't request the senior discount.
10. When checking into the overnight hotel, don't ask if the exercise room has shuffleboard.
11. No more messing with flight attendants! (You could have afforded to retire at 60 if you hadn't done that earlier).
12. Don't say to a copilot: "How old are you? I'm old enough to be your father. What did you say your mother's name is?"
The following rules for 'older ' pilots were recently proposed at several major airlines:
1. All pants must fit and not be up in your armpits.
2. You must walk without shuffling your feet.
3. No Depends on the flight deck.
4. When using a toothpick, you must leave your teeth in your mouth.
5. If you need more than tri-focals, you are DONE! (period!)
6. No pictures of great-great-grandchildren.
7. Anytime you call the other guy "Sonny", he can hit you.
8. Never, ever mention AARP.
9. When in a restaurant with your crew, don't request the senior discount.
10. When checking into the overnight hotel, don't ask if the exercise room has shuffleboard.
11. No more messing with flight attendants! (You could have afforded to retire at 60 if you hadn't done that earlier).
12. Don't say to a copilot: "How old are you? I'm old enough to be your father. What did you say your mother's name is?"
