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+1 to lowering Part 135 mins, its psychotic. A kid can come out of a 141 university and fly a jet before he can be an IFR PIC under part 135. Why is it that all this great education from these R-ATP waiver schools can only apply to Part 121? Govt waste of course!
But here’s the real issue if Stossel want to play the government interference card, GA flying is significantly more expensive for kids today than it was for guys back in the days of old. The FAA can only do so much to lower that, but why are we charging hundreds of bucks for an alternator belt on a Cherokee that’s the same as on your Chevy, but has the FAA stamp of approval. Lowering the operating cost of GA should be the goal if you want to make it easier to get more guys to sign on. The Jet A fuel transition in recips won’t happen overnight, but it definitely helps cost for students as well compared to 100LL.
Last bit, regardless of the great things the 1500 hour rule has done for all of us, if they tossed it tomorrow, there’d be so few CFIs on the street that cost and wait times for even primary training would kill the industry overnight. I know not everyone CFIs to get their time, but without the 1500 hour rule we wouldn’t have new CFIs to make new pilots. We’re treading on thin ice, and the slightest bump will collapse this house of cards.
I agree.
They should just get rid of the LSA rating and have the rules apply to normal sized planes people can actually use like the 172. Watch new GA plane manufacturing come back.
You can tell the regulations aren’t working when people don’t build new airplanes and parts cost a ton and then your only path to getting an airline career totally negates all the mom and pop airlines out there.
1500 hour rule isn’t the problem. Getting rid of the rule doesn’t negate the underlying problem.