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Old 08-07-2009, 04:41 AM
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ReasonableMan
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What does the term "Airline Transport Pilot" mean? How is it even sane, let alone legal, to allow any pilot to fly passengers around without this Rating? The FAA should have to answer for this insanity not the Company nor dragging the Pilot's name through the mud because of an accident. They are getting what they asked for/allowed. There is a reason why you need to have the following to even be qualified as a candidate:

Current FAA Medical Certificate
Minimum Age 23 to Hold an ATP Rating
FAA eligibility (one of the following)
Commercial Instrument Certificate
Military experience per FAR 61.73
Non-U.S. Commercial Instrument Certificate accompanied by an http://www.atpflightschool.com/progr...tion_61-75.pdf
Flight Time per FAR 61.159 Requirements:
1,500 Hours Total Time:
500 Hours Cross Country Time
100 Hours Night Time
75 Hours Instrument Time of Actual or Simulated Instrument Time:
50 Hours Must be in an Airplane
250 Hours PIC Airplane

Why isn't ALPA pushing the FAA to make this the bar for ALL Airline Pilots (Commuters as well)? This will also help make the case of pay increases across the board. I don't agree with $2,000 per hour pay (although it would be nice ) however, these qualification have a price associated with them and it's not $19 per hour. ALPA needs to establish the "industry standard pay". If you work for an AIRLINE that TRANSPORTS passengers in the capacity of a PILOT, you should be mandated by the FAA to have this rating (FO's and Captain alike). This needs to be at the forefront of ALPA'a agenda! You don't get the job unless you are qualified,... BOTTOM LINE! Thoughts??
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