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Changing the Beard Rule
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03-24-2017, 05:49 PM
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ja2c
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cadetdrivr
Gee....it took all of 20 seconds to find a FAA Advsiory Circular on the topic:
AC 120-43 - The Influence of Beards on Oxygen Mask Efficiency
And a more recent FAA Order (now intergrated in the the FAA Inspector Handbook) that specifically permits air carriers to deny cockpit jump seats to bearded inspectors:
USE OF THE FLIGHT DECK JUMP SEAT BY AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTORS WITH FACIAL HAIR
This is not gonna change anytime soon.
Two words: potential liability.
Haha. Bro. Check the cancellation date on that.
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