Originally Posted by
Jetjok
For the record, the rule was stupid when it was first pushed through and it's stupid now.
IF you'd take the time to research it, you'd know that the rule came about as one of the measures to improve safety in the airline industry. The accident rate was through the roof when the FAA came into existance.
Like it or not, the safety measures implemented by the FAA lowered the commercial aviation accident rate.