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 will counter your point by once again saying that the Captain was hired in to the airline world with around 400 hours. Raising the minimums to 1500 hours would have caused his career in 121 to begin with almost 300% the experience.
Originally Posted by
wanttofly
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.
The problem is that the airlines have proven that they will not better screen the applicants. They will continue to do the minimum required. This is why the government now has to step in and make the minimums higher.