"121 ONLY" Pilot Licence
On another thread I pitched the idea of having a "121 Only" commercial multi-engine pilot license program. The Seattle times article seems to suggest something similar.
Why not train new pilots from scratch to be airline jet only line pilots? They could get a few basics in piston planes but most of the training could be done in jet simulators. I have always thought it confusing to have to learn so many layers of FAR's; 61, 91, 135, 121 ect,,, Ops specs, limitations, VFR rules, piston plane aerodynamics and physics, Single engine stuff.
Most of what a new pilot learns is in preparation for a career as a piston VFR pilot. The FAA could do away with a lot of the current syllabus and efficiently train professional "airline only" pilots and be able to focus solely on what they need. I believe the results would be a better trained and prepared pilot.
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