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Time for Family Access to the Flight Deck!

Time for Family Access to the Flight Deck!

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Started by Anonymous 17 years, 6 months ago
If you are a pilot operating for an airline category company in Canada or anyone else frustrated with, what many consider, excessively restrictive federal policy rules denying access to even your closest family members in the flight deck during revenue flights, then please sign this petition so we can let our politicians, our unions and our associations know! There has not been an aviation related terrorist attack in North America since 2001 and there has never been one in Canada. The hijackers on the 9/11 flights were not even pilots - yet we are penalized! It is time to evoke change and adopt policy that allows for special circumstance access to the flight deck for the immediate families of pilots! Just like it was before September 11th, 2001. My father is 78. He is a retired, 40 year professional pilot, and a recipient of the Distinguished Airman award. He is not a terrorist. He is proud, and would like nothing more than to watch his son command his ship just as he did along time ago! What about our children? Are they terrorists too? Our children grow up way too fast and it is during this precious time where it is vital that we have an opportunity to show them, first hand, what their mothers and fathers do when they are away from home so many days each year. It's time to stand up and voice our opinion and get our Associations, Unions and other Special Interest Groups on side and make this happen! If you agree with this, and would one day like to have your family members join you in the flight deck, under renewed, secure and responsible policy, please sign this petition and then, as importantly, forward it on to as many people as you can. Your additional comments are welcomed and encouraged! Thank you for your participation!

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Reached 500 supporters

February 1, 2009

January 27, 2009

I just looked at the screen and saw we pushed past one hundred signatures which is honestly wild since I was just thinking about my dad and his old flight logs this morning. It makes me feel a bit better knowing so many of you get why this rule feels totally outdated and unnecessary for our own families. We have to keep this moving forward because I really think someone in the government has to listen eventually.

Reached 100 supporters

January 26, 2009

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Dave Cho
17 years ago Featured

The rules are way too outdated. Canada needs to step up and stop punishing pilot families.

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Brian Owens
17 years ago Featured

100% agreement. times change and these restrictions r just hurting morale for no reason.

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Lisa Rhodes
17 years ago Featured

TOTAL SENSE. pilots are vetted constantly. allow their loved ones up front!

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Kevin Hill
17 years ago Featured

I flew for years before the changes and it was a great experience for my son. bring back some common sense.

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Sarah Ward
17 years ago Featured

my husband misses so many birthdays and events. this would mean the world to our kids to see him actually doing his job.

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Mike Bell
17 years ago Featured

Ridiculous that we treat our own pilots like criminals. Let them have their family in the jumpseat for once.

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