Originally Posted by
rickair7777
I'm not optimistic. FAA is of course sensitive to political winds, and I can only imagine the kind of grandstanding soundbites which some of our sub-100-IQ congress-critters would employ to make hay out of a proposal like that. I doubt the FAA would even dare to test the waters, it would almost have to be proposed and mandated by congress itself (like the 1500 hour rule).
Yes, I know other countries allow it.
Off Topic: Sister-in-law true story while working as a Res agent for an airline. Could not placate customer who berated her and asked if her airline only hired imbeciles. She replied, "well we need jobs also" , customer hung up.
They need jobs also
