What Happened to Logic?
This is a prime example of why I started ‘Blogging’.
A near-miss of two airplanes last week has started a frenzy of fear.
A pilot acknowledged his ATC transmission to ‘hold short’ but didn’t.
So, Mary Peters, the US Transportation Secretary, at 10:45am January 14th 2008 during an interview on FOX news, said that the plans are to update the air traffic control system and charge different rates for different categories of aircraft use at airports.
The cost will have to be passed on to the air traveler.
She also wants ground-based RADAR replaced with satellite-based RADAR.
Just what does that have to do with a pilot not following instructions?
This is an example of the kindergarten mentality that pervades our knee-jerk solution to world problems.
If one kid cuts his finger with scissors while cutting paper in a second grade project class, the school bans all scissors on school property forever and any child stupid enough to bring a pair of scissors to school in his or her backpack is charged with a felony.
The near-miss had nothing to do with ATC or RADAR or anything else except one person breaking a law.
Should we, using the same logic, ban highway intersections because one person ran a stop light and almost hit a bus?
As a licensed pilot myself, you have cause to question the motive.
Either the lady is incredibly ignorant, grossly misinformed, or there is some other motive behind the foolish expenditure.
Frankly, it’s difficult to envision anyone that stupid. That would appear to erase excuse number one and two. You then must follow the well traveled trail so notably expressed in, “Follow the Money”.
With such huge changes it’s going into someones pocket big time! You don’t suppose Ms. Peters is benefiting somehow do you? Oh, shame on me; in the Bush administration that isn’t possible!
I completely agree with your argument above. This is a nation wide epidemic. We need to stop designing our environment for the weakest, dumbest or laziest (it is like Darwinian Evolution is reverse), as it will only degrade our entire society. The biggest problem is it gives nowhere for the smartest, strongest to operate as they have to exist in the same dumbed down nation as everyone else. I absolutely despise what we are doing, and where it is taking us.
Thanks much for reading my posts and your input.
Keep thinking; keep writing. Let’s try to spread sanity. It just might be contagious!