Originally Posted by Andy

THe FAA Reauthorization Act on the Senate side is stuck in subcommittee because Sen Duckworth refuses to have a markup session. She won't have a markup session because she knows the bill will not meet her desires. This is due to Sen Sinema, who is on the subcommittee, changing from D to I and Sinema wants to see some changes in ATP minimums - specifically substituting up to 250 hrs of sim time for flight time.
I guess Sen Duckworth feels that 250 hrs at straight and level is better than sitting in a dial-a-disaster box.

Anyway until Sen Duckworth schedules a markup session in the Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations, and Innovation, the FAA Reauthorization Act is dead in the water.



ICAO changed to 65 prior to the US.