Originally Posted by slowplay

The Jefferson City accident is one where the limited scope of experience showed up fatally. There's nothing in this new bill that will prevent a repeat of it. This bill, imo, is not much different than the reaction that caused the TSA to be formed. We now have a intrusive, standardized uniform group that helps create the impression of security among the public. After this bill we'll have standardized flight hours and a lot of hoops to jump through, but will the root causes of thoese fatal accidents be addressed?