Originally Posted by Pilot41

And what if you drove? Or just had a lousy nights sleep? Or sat in a traffic jam for 3 hours? The problem isn't pilot commuting, there will never be a full proof system. The true problem is the airlines abusing the system, extracting every possible loophole in the FAR's.

The problem with the Colgan crash was a combination of poor piloting and judgement from the crew and with Colgan/Pinnacle hiring pilots with a bare minimum resume for the love of money. Compounded with the fact that were routinely pushing crews to the maximum limits of the FAR's.