Posted on 03/28/2025 10:24:40 AM PDT by grundle
Veteran airline captain Sherry Walker said the infestation of DEI hiring programs has eroded safety standards so much that some pilots are afraid to take a bathroom break for fear their unqualified co-pilot might crash the plane in their absence.
Walker, who has been a commercial airline pilot for nearly 35 years, made the alarming revelation to Tucker Carlson in a podcast that aired Monday.
Carlson said he doesn’t want a person who espouses irrational propaganda — such as gender is a social construct — flying his plane.
“That’s irrational,” Carlson said. “That’s what freaks me out. It’s irrational. So if you believe in something so irrational, I don’t want you flying my airplane. “
Walker replied, “I don’t want you flying next to me on that airplane because I have to get up on a 10-hour flight and go take a break or go to the bathroom. How are you going to behave when I’m not here?”
She continued: “We got pilots that are asking those questions right now. They’re saying, ‘I’m not comfortable leaving the flight deck.'”
Sherry Walker has been a commercial airline pilot for almost 35 years. She says DEI has so completely undermined safety standards that pilots are sometimes afraid to leave the cockpit for fear of what their co-pilots will do unattended.
Walker said pilots are required by law to take a nap during an eight-hour flight, but some are afraid to take mandatory breaks because they’re terrified of leaving an unqualified co-pilot alone in the cockpit.
The public outcry against DEI hiring practices that prioritize a candidate’s race, gender, or sexual orientation above qualifications has become a flashpoint amid a series of deadly airline crashes.
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I think they are talking about the ala snack bar moments .
Aviation Ping!......................
Remember that female pilot that drove to Florida from Texas without a break with the adult diaper on.
This, being the Trump administration, is the perfect time to introduce the Cloward Piven model into our political discourse, and to ask every single Dem (GOPers too) about their opinions and observations.
The least acceptable reply would be to feign ignorance.
Sounds like a scene from a “Dirty Harry” movie.
Yes, that Clint admitting he hadn’t had any flying lessons. Others posted that clip recently. Great one.
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