Originally Posted by
johnso29
I think most of us are aware of the MCPL concept. But I don't think it is something that can just be implemented lickety split. We all know how fast our FAA & government move. And it's clear that aviation is not one of our countries top priorities.
But... I bet you'd be surprised at how fast legislation could be put in place to allow for 'whatever it takes' if the industry suddenly faced a very real and credible threat of grounding a large percent of the fleet for lack of crews. From a national security - economic - standpoint, the lawmakers could not, would not, allow such a paralysis to happen.