>Let's face it if the pilots weren't flying intercepts they'd need to be flying training missions
Is this really the case? Are there training missions 24/7? If not, does flying an intercept cause a future training mission to be canceled?
Is this really the case? Are there training missions 24/7? If not, does flying an intercept cause a future training mission to be canceled?
Maybe stores should stop hiring security guards in towns where the police don't have much to do. The cops are just sitting around anyway, right?
Why do you believe the current training and safety regime is economically optimal? It is possible that having more cheaper airplanes and pilots that crash a little more often would be better for economy!
It's not quite as strong as because you flew that mission we are cancelling that training session, more because you flew that mission you don't need be booked out on a training session.