Originally Posted by
Sr. Barco
An FO I know had a Fed in the jumpseat last year whose sole job for the past 2 years has been working on a complete new set of FARs specific to single pilot 121 ops. The Fed told him this is not a mere rewrite but a ground up, quantum leap in the entire operation. He went on to say they have the rules written and are near approval for long haul, over water, single pilot cargo ops. Sure it will take a while for all parties to spool up but the aircraft technology is already here.
And how did they manage that without an NPRM?