Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Yes, given the language in the HR as it stands it has serious cluster potential because of that issue, with no specific legislative guardrails.
But temporary since ICAO would almost certainly follow along in short order.
Agreed. The pilot shortage isn't limited to the US; it's worldwide.
Originally Posted by
rickair7777
They put out a tweet I imagine to appease ALPA and Pete. Twitter is free. Actually vetoing the entire FAA re-authorization is a different matter entirely and would be very visible. I wouldn't plan on that, although nothing is a complete done deal at this point.
It more looks like the paragraph on pilot age was written by ALPA and included in the WH statement to appease ALPA.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-conten...AP-HR-3935.pdf
There's far too much spending at stake to hold it up for not raising retirement age.
Originally Posted by
rickair7777
But we didn't in practice. Legal minimums were rarely equal to competitive minimums.
I remember fairly clearly jumpseating on regionals back in 2000 where the FO's commercial ticket still had wet ink.
Where I see a problem right now in lowering the minimums is that it would reduce the number of working CFIs out there. And there's a huge shortage of working CFIs. That said, I think that the minimums should be somewhere between the current limits and a 250hr Commercial license.