[Leemazz]

I think pilots which reach 10000 hours should get a medal or something along those lines or maybe becoming a Chief Pilot . Also one for the 15000 hours mark as there is no reward for getting so many hours , plus it adds more insentive to get there .

[AS37 Norm Edwards]

Thanks for the suggestion Lee, we will discuss this amongst EMT and get back to everyone in this thread.

Cheers, Norm.

[Leemazz]

Thanks for the reply Norm look forward to the outcome

[Alan Black AS122]

While you guys are discussing the topic, can I toss in a little more food for thought? In addition to hours, how about something for # of flights. or a combined award? Granted 10,000 hours is an amazing acheivement and should be noticed, but it is possible to get there alot quicker flying long-haul Intercontinental flights than it is flying something like the Southwest schedule where there is essentially nothing longer than 4-5 hours, and the majority would be under 2 hours. In the same way that aircraft age is measured in terms of hours/cycles, is there some way to build that in to ranks?

I know typically pilots experience is measured in hours, so this is the traditional ranking/award system, but I thought I would toss this out there since it sounds like there are discussions coming up on the topic.

Just my 2c...

[Leemazz]

Very true some pilots might never achieve 10000 hours due to flying short flights , maybe 1000 flights or is that too small maybe 5000 flights .

I noticed Jims and a few others flight hours and think its a major achievement to get so many hours with no reward like Alan says flights are generally over looked its more hours

[JSkorna]

Hi All,

For me, it really doesn't matter. If I fly Bids I am at the top of the scale. If I fly ASHA I am at the top of the scale. My AS195 has been retired. I have my 10 year medal, and the ASO Honor Medal. If I cashed in all my stocks I would have close to 8T dollars!

It would be cool to have some higher levels to shoot for as we did with a second tier of ASHA Ribbons.

I am sure the EMT will be discussing this soon, as Norm posted!

Thanks,