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Protecting Our Future Page 20 Follow us on Twitter September 2013 Air Line Pilot 1 @wearealpa PRINTED IN THE U.S.A. PRINTED IN SEPTEMBER 2013 • VoluME 82, NuMBER 9 17 24 20 About the Cover A Delta B-757 landing at COMMENTARY Minneapolis–St. Paul International 4 Take Note Airport. Photo by Complete the Pass 28 The Capt. Eric Cowan (Compass). 5 Aviation Matters Military Download a QR Lifelong Lessons Channel: reader to your smartphone, scan the code, and 6 Weighing In limited read the magazine. Prepared for the Future but 30 Air Line Pilot (ISSN 0002-242X) is pub lished Reemerging monthly by the Air Line Pilots Association, Inter national, affiliated with AFL-CIO, SPECIAL SECTION Resource CLC. Editorial Offices: 535 Herndon 34 AlPA Represents Parkway, PO Box 1169, Herndon, VA 20 Building the for Airline Pilot 20172-1169. Telephone: 703-481-4460. Communications Fax: 703-464-2114. 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Degree 7 Preflight Endures; Facts, Figures, and Info other 30 AlPA Toolbox Collegiate Taking AERF Mainstream Programs Not 32 AlPA@Work So Fortunate ALPA Hosts 37 27 Meet Conference on Looming Changes Professor Glenn to Pilot 38 We Are AlPA Harmon Scheduling ALPA Resources and Contact Numbers 7 11 Ta ke HOT TOPICS In This Issue Note Complete The Pass In closing his retirement news conference Contract gains for statement, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb advised his fellow National Football League players that “if Hawaiian and you want to be great, make the man next to First Air pilots. Page 10 and 11 you greater.” While Eagles fans may be strongly divided when it comes Did your university to McNabb’s persona, his career statistics speak for themselves. The 13-season NFL make the grade? player set league records in 2004 and 2008 for the most consecutive games with 300 Check out “The Landing.” or more yards passing. He is the Eagles’ Page 37 all-time leader in every passing category from completions to touchdowns. McNabb can complete a pass on the ALPA works to football field, but it’s equally apparent that he understands the importance of com- pleting the pass when it comes to helping ready industry for others learn from his experience. McNabb, who himself new FT/DT rule. looked to Page 32 Andy Reid as a mentor while . Reid coached OMMONS the Eagles C from 1999 IKIMEDIA W to 2012, is in turn now mentoring university players. Pilot efforts Over its long history, ALPA and its mem- bers have set the global standard for every save one (but more aspect of the airline industry. You will read in these pages how ALPA pilots are passing university’s are on the on the knowledge they have gained—and pursuing opportunities to learn even more aviation chopping about how our union can contribute to the economic stability, safety, and security of program Page 24 our industry. block). It may be by volunteering at a local elementary school or encouraging a colleague to follow ALPA on Twitter—but 95-year-old retired ALPA every day each of us encounters opportu- nities to make our union and our industry pilot is setting world even greater. Take every opportunity to complete the pass. Let’s go Eagles! records. His secret to Marie Schwartz success? Director, ALPA Communications Page 36 [email protected] 4 Air Line Pilot September 2013 AviationMatters lifelong lessons education formed the foundation for ALPA’s bringing together “Leaders are not born but are made representatives from government agencies, airlines, and avia- tion labor groups to explore how best to implement the FAA’s over a lifetime of learning.” new pilot fatigue rules when they go into effect on Jan. 4, 2014. his was the sentiment of John P. Kotter of Harvard Busi- The more than 200 individuals in attendance reflected and ness School, who captured the importance of educa- reinforced the collaborative process that, from past experience, Ttion—it’s not limited to classroom time but is a lifelong we knew would be essential and that has brought our industry pursuit of knowledge. to this promising point. Learning from this same science also Likewise, for airline pilots, while the makes it clear that all airline pilots suffer the effects of fatigue value of classroom experience cannot equally. As a result, all pilots must be equally protected by the be overestimated, neither can the teaching that occurs when professional lPA is leading the airline pilots volunteer as mentors for those Aindustry in what must be a lifetime with less experience. And just as impor- tant is the spirit of relentless learning commitment to learning. that must both characterize and captivate our industry if we are to keep new fatigue regulations to ensure they arrive at work fit for airlines economically strong and passengers and cargo safe. duty, so our work to include cargo pilots in the new fatigue rule In this issue of Air Line Pilot, you will read how ALPA’s experi- continues. ence has taught our union to accept no limit to our learning In this same spirit of continual education, ALPA is gratified as we endeavor to achieve the highest possible standards for to note that lessons learned come in all forms. The NTSB current and future airline pilots as well as continually raising appears to be resuming its historical commitment to learning the bar on the safest and most secure air transportation system everything possible from an accident investigation before sug- on the globe. gesting conclusions about the cause. Every day, our union is leading by example in its commit- Similarly, the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) General Civil ment to education and the pursuit of perfection in the profes- Aviation Authority’s investigation of UPS Flight 6 was a testa- sion. We are drawing on the lessons we have learned over eight ment to tenacity in finding all the factors that contributed decades to build the airline piloting profession for the future. to an accident that resulted in the tragic loss of our pilot col- Given that many new airline pilots now enter the profession leagues aboard. Because of the UAE’s thoroughness, the safety from postsecondary aviation programs rather than from the threat posed by lithium battery shipments has come into focus military, ALPA’s Education Committee volunteers are reaching yet again. Perhaps this time, policy makers will learn the lesson, out to universities to shape curricula and heading into class- harmonize with International Civil Aviation Organization guid- rooms to mentor student pilots. ance, and act to bring lithium batteries under dangerous goods ALPA volunteers from many of our pilot groups are also regulations, as ALPA has advocated for so many years. visiting elementary and high schools and engaging in other And the UAE’s investigatory work highlights again that our community events to inspire and educate younger students argument over international competition issues is not with and cultivate their love of flying. the UAE, or their state-sponsored airlines Etihad and Emirates. In the much broader view, ALPA continues to foster a culture Instead, our charge is to change U.S. government policy to of learning across the airline industry. We must gain from every level the playing field and allow our airlines to compete in the experience if we are to move forward in achieving our labor international marketplace. relations, safety, and security goals. That the word “educate” has its roots in the Latin verb In collective bargaining, ALPA is refining new approaches and “ducere,” which means “to lead,” is no coincidence. Whether employing time-tested strategies to negotiate stronger con- through our committee on education or our work in accident tracts with improved pay and benefits for pilots today as well as investigation, government advocacy, or collective bargaining, career progression and job security for our members tomorrow. ALPA is leading the airline industry in what must be a lifetime With ALPA’s steadfast determination, these gains will continue commitment to learning. to raise the standards for airline pilots in the future. In our relentless pursuit of safety, we have learned from modern science what it will take to ensure that airline pilots are adequately rested to perform their jobs. This month, that Capt. Lee Moak, ALPA President September 2013 Air Line Pilot 5 WeighingIn Prepared for the Future percent turnover in our members—and liberalization, airline capabilities, airline By Capt. William Couette an adequate reason for the Association to strategies, emerging markets, and eco- ALPA First Vice President– increase its focus on promoting ALPA and nomic growth, to name a few. Administration/Secretary the airline piloting profession. At the academic level, the University his spring, I spoke at St. Cloud But we’re not the only ones crunch- of North Dakota’s Aviation Department State University’s aviation com- ing the numbers. At the industry level, study indicates the U.S.