Originally Posted by
Joachim
There is a difference. But not nearly as great as the difference between 200 and 1500 hours. We shouldn't focus exclusively on either quality or quantity, but since quality isn't quantifiable in a legislative process, that leaves the hour requirements as the only variable.
Not directed at anyone here:It's the fact that this is being handled in a "legislative process" at all that bothers me. This is a step right back to re-regulation. 51 people die and congress rewrites our industry. What happened when the four year old was mowed down out side the fence at midway. Oh, that was a mainline carrier, they are professionals. BS!
November, 2001. A300 out of Kennedy, I don't remember anything about retraining military pilots not to use full rudder control, many more voters died in that crash. Oh, that was a mainline carrier, they are professionals.
What they have failed to do, and I am sure there is some lobbyist behind this, is to put it on the company to supply the ATP on the next training event. Assuming you are already at a 121 carrier. What I am reading, this will have the company telling me I now have to go out and get an atp in a aircraft I don't or haven't flown in years and foot the bill myself, watch the rates jump with that announcement.
I'll also say this, there needs to be some captain mentoring going on as well. I have been in the cockpit with some real tools who make me cringe at the thought of a family member or friend riding in the back of their aircraft. Oh wait, the captain was flying the buffalo accident.