Originally Posted by
Airway
I agree with your sentiments, cowboy. Entry level regional pilots had absurdly low time, but how many hours did Captain Renslow have?
I am talking about that specific accident. And that one accident catalyzed the entire movement to fix something.
I'm not saying the ruling was bad. I support it 100%. We needed to start somewhere. But I think the increased training standards and rest rules have played an equal if not greater role in the safest few years we've seen.
Agreed. It was a change that needed doing, and has had a positive impact. The 1500 hr rule should be the cost of doing business. If you want safe air travel. Congress trying to change it back is very short sighted.