tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post6350797175477437934..comments2024-03-28T17:38:51.301-07:00Comments on Flight To Success: Solutions to Mental Health Karlene Petitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-44538816172289208122022-06-17T18:14:08.891-07:002022-06-17T18:14:08.891-07:00Jake, You are exactly right... "pretend you a...Jake, You are exactly right... "pretend you are okay"... From what I can tell, airlines don't allow a pilot to call in sick with a counselor's permission... it must be a clinical psychologist or psychiatrist... which then is placed on a pilots application for a medical. I hope with the new administration we can get this changed!!!Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-43867046634584738762022-06-17T08:35:36.072-07:002022-06-17T08:35:36.072-07:00Hi Karlene,
I've only been in the industry fo...Hi Karlene,<br /><br />I've only been in the industry for a few years now but already have seen exactly what you mentioned above. I've had many friends and colleagues vent to me that they wish they could see a therapist or other mental health professional but are too scared to because of the possible consequences as a pilot. It's sad to see and the fact that the FAA and management at the airlines doesn't seem to care is disheartening. There is very much a "pretend you are ok" policy within the industry and I think it's disgusting. Hoping eventually that can be changed because I fear the consequences if not.Jake Cullenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06816834296727807231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-7947250366499763942022-06-16T05:09:05.457-07:002022-06-16T05:09:05.457-07:00Barbara, Thank you for sharing that link. I would ...Barbara, Thank you for sharing that link. I would like to help change the rules that a counsellor can recommend time off to rest, Currently there is at least one airline that won't honor a note from a counselor to assert the pilot needs a break due to stress. They are forcing the pilot to go to a clinical psychiatrist. Therefore, many won't seek help because of this. Any help you can provide to help move to more proactive use of health care services available, would help. Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-41748325769096349302022-06-01T15:22:24.166-07:002022-06-01T15:22:24.166-07:00Keep up the good work. When you are ready to expos...Keep up the good work. When you are ready to expose, I will have some additional information for you.Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-43332609506688504932022-06-01T05:39:11.698-07:002022-06-01T05:39:11.698-07:00Indeed. First TSA tried to brand me as a treachero...Indeed. First TSA tried to brand me as a treacherous leaker (the U.S. Supreme Court denied that in 2015), then a "racist" (fail), mentally ill (fail), a criminal (federal prosecutor denied criminal charges), and finally a "misogynist" because I dared to expose TSA bosses exchanging sexual favors with their subordinates.<br /><br />It's amazing how far megalomaniacs will go to protect their security-theater fiefdoms.<br /><br />And soon enough, I will expose former FAA top boss-man Steve Dickson for being in the pocket of the airlines and their lobbyists.Robert J. MacLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12471355900006465199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-77427338587849303052022-05-31T20:56:30.989-07:002022-05-31T20:56:30.989-07:00There have been many good people asked to submit t...There have been many good people asked to submit to those psychiatric examinations. The weapon of choice for those they cannot remove any other way. Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-66448035074560319132022-05-31T20:50:00.317-07:002022-05-31T20:50:00.317-07:00That is an extremely sad tale and just one of many...That is an extremely sad tale and just one of many. They say absolute power corrupts absolutely. Many unions other are informational picketing too. But it's time to get some semblance of stability for all. And yes... the Flight For Justice... did I tell you it's coming soon?Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-64626198551827647742022-05-31T13:44:35.834-07:002022-05-31T13:44:35.834-07:00Karlene,
Thank you for continuing to push this mos...Karlene,<br />Thank you for continuing to push this most important of topics. The tragic tale in the comment above is proof alone that the system is broken and must be fixed. Such an avoidable heartbreak! And yet, power continues to corrupt...<br />Our union has been informational picketing, due to a long, long overdue contract. Such simple things Management can do to reduce the stress out there, yet seemingly intentionally does just the opposite. <br />So much remains to be done. Thank you, again, for your continuing crusade, and "Flight for Justice!"<br />Ericcapnauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13020957375172560992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-9035250443440936792022-05-31T12:14:50.317-07:002022-05-31T12:14:50.317-07:00The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (T...The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) doesn’t care about the mental health of its armed officers...<br /><br />“‘I ultimately decided to leave (retire) because I was denied the ability to leverage my experience for the good of the [Federal Air Marshals (“FAMs”)] and I realize that I was part of a system which was putting the emotional well-being of FAMs at risk,’ Kathleen Christian, who resigned last year as a [TSA] clinical psychologist<br />...<br />Last October, Mr. MacLean said his badge and weapon were taken away, and he was ordered to submit to a psychiatric examination after he questioned security decisions. He was cleared to return to duty in November.”<br /><br />https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/25/us/politics/air-marshals-scandals-investigations.html Robert J. MacLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12471355900006465199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-35065983971704173022022-05-31T09:38:14.421-07:002022-05-31T09:38:14.421-07:00To say "Sorry" does not cover my feeling...To say "Sorry" does not cover my feelings over this. Until you have been there, nobody knows what it's like to be left twisting in the wind with the bureaucracy of it all, controlling you, delaying you, no money, going into debt, you can't imagine a future, can't imagine how to pay your bills, etc. These people who are supposed to be helping are doing the opposite, and their actions can push someone to the very end of their rope. In this case they pushed this pilot over the edge. <br /><br />I know a company and a doctor who left a pilot twisting in the wind for a year, and then instead of notifying the pilot their determination at the time of decision, in October, the Doctor waited two months until Christmas Eve to tell the pilot their career was over. The company was participatory in that action and pulled them from pay at the same time. They notified the pilot via email and a FedEx envelope the day before Christmas. That was done with intent to push the pilot over the edge, knowing what that would have done to the average pilot in the same position. <br /><br />I am so sorry that his little girl won't know her father. Let's change this program to make sure it helps does not hurt! Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-82549524293591410492022-05-31T09:03:01.799-07:002022-05-31T09:03:01.799-07:00There are so many factors. For instance the HIMS p...There are so many factors. For instance the HIMS program designed to help a pilot get back to the cockpit after treating the addiction issue. Only to be held up by the FAA and the bureaucracy of doctors they must use. The delays, the costs to the pilot. While disability runs out or is denied. Eventually driving the pilot to relapse and kill himself. Now his 5 year old daughter gets to grow up with that. If pilots weren’t forced to pay huge sums to specific doctors that get to exert unfair control over powerless pilots. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com