Originally Posted by
Elevation
The 1500hr rule along with Pt.117 came about to increase safety of the flying public. We are measurably safer as a result.
False. The 1500 hour rule had nothing to do with safety, it was Obama's gift to the unions. Both pilots of Colgan had well over 1500 hours when they crashed. They were fatigued and not well trained, which was also addressed in the rule change, the part that actually had to do with safety.