Originally Posted by
coryk
Don't shoot the messenger here. I'm a ex-Navy guy who went to ERAU on the GI Bill. I left recently to get CFI/take a job as a dispatcher, but from what my buddies in Daytona told me is that the Dean of Aviation held a meeting with the flying student body about the new rule and how it's effects them all. He basically said to sent in their views and opinions and that it could likely change the rule and allow for me flexibility in the time requirements. He went on to say that many of the regionals will find it difficult to get all pilots to ATP mins and hire people with the ATP going forward.
Seems like they are blowing a lot of sunshine up these guys behinds, or it might hold a little validity. Who knows.
Should be interesting to see how it all pans out with big bad ERAU, UND, and the regionals pushing for this law to go away more or less.
I don't think there are enough low-time pilots out there to make a difference with the politicians. Remember, and congressman who stands up in the near future and advocates relaxing these requirements is going to jack-lighted by the families of the colgan victims.
Taking on this issue would be all downside and very little upside for a pol...unless you have 300,000 low-time professional pilots in your district.
The airlines on the other hand may very well be able to get things changed if they have to start cancelling flights. But they are not going to put a lot of energy into it just yet. The further downrange they are from colgan when they try, the better their odds of success.