Originally Posted by
benairguitar23
For those of you
FOR this bill (as I am) I highly recommend that you go to the first link and register (It's free) and vote for your support for this bill. As of today when I voted for it, only 47% are in favor for it which is not good. The more support we get for it the greater the chance for it to pass and become a law. I have found that most pilots against this bill are those that are well below ATP mins and don't want to have to pay their dues. That's a dangerous situation when you get young pilots willing to do anything NOT to gain experience. This bill NEEDS to pass! Safety for the American people depends on it as well as the fact that as soon as this bill passes, airline hiring will resume much quicker, they'll HAVE to start hiring sooner if this bill as well as the crew rest requirement bill passes (
H.R.3273: Ensuring One Level of Aviation Safety Act of 2009 - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress) due to needing more qualified (ATP) pilots to cover for those under the rest requirements. It takes very little time to register and vote (less the 5 mins). Let's come together and get this bill passed!
I just dont want to pay for it, I will have 1000 hours before I get out of a piston plane, and I will put in alot of hours in a Kingair with someone else in the other seat watching me till I can go solo with it, so I would not say I am not putting in my dues, but if I could go to a regional at 1200 hours, that would be nice, I make a lot less than you guys do flying jumpers, my 2nd or even 3rd year pay still is not 20 grand, and I fly over 100 hours a month (we are part 91).........Also I would love to go to a regional and get my ATP as part of moving to Capt., instead of costing me a few thousand, but I do hope it passes after I get my ATP lol