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LOL Suckers
Flying in commercial aircraft used to be fun and safe.
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I mean. The dude isn’t a pilot and has never worked for the FAA before. Not sure what they were expecting.
not a new situation
these maniacs are devoid of what really matters
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Ohhh I don’t know, MAYBE appoint someone who knows something about aviation??
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What do you guys think the Administrator of the FAA’s job is?
Is knowing how to operate Space Mountain a necessary knowledge base for the CEO of Disney?
What were you smoking (or snorting) when you were flying in a commercial aircraft???
I would like to have some.
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I would have loved to have flown on a 747 with a piano bar on the upper level.
I would have to favor the opposite view.
I am quite qualified to be the United States Secretary of Agriculture or any subordinate position in that department. I have a Masters degree in Agricultural Science as well as an MBA.
By your reckoning, I, Safiel, would be qualified to run the FAA.
I would beg to differ, I have zero qualification to run the FAA.
While the Administrator might not get into the nitty gritty of technical details, he still sets policy and to set policy, it is a prerequisite that you know what the â– â– â– â– you are talking about.
This guy is unqualified in my opinion.
But President’s of both parties have offered up a wide variety of unqualified candidates in recent years, both in the Executive Branch and Judicial Branch.
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From my experience with government agencies, for appointees at the higher levels - political and administrative skill is more important than subject matter expertise, when it comes to success at their jobs.
And that is the problem.
I am of the view point that we have FAR too many appointed officials in this country. I would drastically reduce the number of appointed officials in the Executive Branch and place the administration of subordinate agencies like the FAA into professional careerist hands.
As a lobbyist for my industry, I “get” the political aspect. But that should not come at the total exclusion of subject matter expertise.
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I don’t necessarily disagree - but although the appointee thing is part of it, it’s more than that.
Does a professional, careerist SME have the political skills to apply that knowledge effectively, in an administrative position?
As the buck stops here position at the FAA, I’d rather have a good administrator who listens to their SMEs than a bad administrator who knows what the cockpit dials mean.
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That’s called the logical fsllacy of a false dichotomy. It’s not an either/or choice.
How about hiring a good administrator who also knows flight protocols.
It mostly is, though.
Jack of all trades, master of none.
Will the administrator of the FAA ever be in a position to need to know flight protocols to do their job?
MAYBE they should, I am of similar opinion as @Safiel here. For something as important as the FAA, whoever leads it SHOULD know what flight restrictions are in the charts, what the different protocols are, etc.
Also, as @Safiel noted, this is not only a criticism of Biden, but previous admins as well. In the real world, someone who is appointed to a C suite level position actually knows the subject matter relevant to their position, are they an expert in all facets, no, but they ARE knowledgeable about their area of responsibility.
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What is the “area of resposibility” of the FAA Administrator?
I would argue that it’s not the ability to pass a pilot’s exam.
Again - does the CEO of Disney need to know how to operate Space Mountain?
Another logical error.
You are assuming someone cannot have an expert knowledge of one field (management) and also a competent grasp of another field (aviation).
First class ticket on Emirates.
He has to have a basic understanding of the workings of flight protocols since he enforces them. He also has to have knowledge of airspace and airports. He has to trust his SMEs but you have to have that basic knowledge to understand what a SMES trying to get accomplished and if he is full of ■■■■and has an axe to grind. He also is in charge of hiring these SMES, you can’t just go off paper.
Just to be clear. I am not sure he is unqualified. I believe he ran the Denver airport. Which means he has the basic knowledge most likely.
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