I wish I could retire at 60.....
Kevin --- In [email protected], ght <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ed, > > Actually, it bothers me a lot that reports of all > sorts of accidents always cite the ages of the people > involved. There are definitely hidden messages and > assumptions there. I know, statistics say blah, blah, > blah. I took several stats classes in college so I > have a pretty fair idea how that works. But I am all > for paying attention to the individual pilot or driver > or whatever. > > I suppose that age bias well be one of the last to go. > > I decided to track down the origin of the rule that > airline captains have to retire at 60, regardless of > their health or safety record. Basically, the reason > for picking the number 60 is pretty much based on bs. > > Harumph! > > Spook >
