Thread: Proposed ATP/1500 Minimums for 121 Carriers
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Old 07-29-2009 | 08:01 AM
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Originally Posted by wanttofly
Do I have to be the first to again bring up the point that both pilots had well more than ATP minimums on the accident flight...? I fail to see how setting a higher barrier to entry will solve anything...

I guess you could CFI for a while...of course, flying checks doesn't really exist anymore...and no one really sight sees...ASA discouraged applicants from banner towing or doing traffic watch...

It's the job of an airline to better screen applicants, not the US House of Representatives to start playing expert. They're better off doing an inquiry into another major league sport. I'm thinking lacrosse. Maybe rugby.
But what about when the airlines put $$$ before safety? There are plenty of 10,000hr pilots available but the airlines don't want to pay for them. So they only people that will take the colgan jobs are the low time people desperate to get a kick start on their career. Congress has to react in the best interest of the taxpayer. If it takes more regulation to make the airlines safer than so be it. Airlines will just have to adapt to the new regulations to survive. Higher time minimums are going to ensure that each applicant is sincerely devoted to the flying career. The attitudes will be different as well. People will have to work to get the 1500hrs, no longer will people feel that an airline job is easy to get and a fast process. It will take dedication and perseverance. Change in attitude will make the airlines safer.
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