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From: edhall@randvax.UUCP (Ed Hall)
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Subject: Re: Affirmative Action, Reverse Discrimination
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Date: Fri, 29-Mar-85 04:26:19 EST
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> I heard this the other day, attributed to an airline pilot:
> 
> 	"Remember, next time you're flying at 30,000 feet,
> 	 that the guy piloting that 747 may not necessarily
> 	 be the best person qualified to fly the plane, but
> 	 got hired to fulfill a quota requirement."
> -- 
> Gordon A. Moffett		...!{ihnp4,hplabs,sun}!amdahl!gam

I fail to see your point, Gordon.

Of course, the chance of the *person* piloting the 747 being the
BEST is exactly one out of N, where N is the total number of airline
pilots.  Me?  I'm happy just knowing that they're *qualified*.  I've
yet to hear of unqualified pilots being hired just to fill quotas.

Have you?

		-Ed Hall
		decvax!randvax!edhall