Originally Posted by
SonicFlyer
Incorrect, as previously explained. The 1500 hour rule was purely political and a gift from Obama to the unions. The pilots' flight time had nothing to do with the crash. Anyone who can think critically understands this.
incorrect. It was an attempt to create a base level of safety by not exempting FOs from ATP requirements. That’s why literally all of the congressional testimony that led to it was about safety. The fact that you dislike unionism or the president at the time doesn’t change that.
Exactly, so anyone who says the 1500 hour rule has made us safer cannot prove it. Thanks for confirming that.
You’re seriously underestimating the complexity and difficulty of statistical modeling of safety. Luckily that’s not really at issue. The issue today is “will dropping the ATP rule make aviation less safe in the present moment, and that answer is “most likely”