Originally Posted by
Regularguy
While I agree with the idea that the Captain raises the bar of safety, for you to state that FAA minimum anything “has nothing to do with safety” is false and blatantly misrepresentation of their purpose.
No...he's right. You need only look at things like the different rest rules between 121, cargo, and 135 to see that many of the decisions that the FAA makes aren't in the interest of safety. If an 8 hour overnight isn't safe for a 121 pilot, why is it all of a sudden safe for a 135 pilot?