Originally Posted by
TurboDog
When a ANPRM is put out for public comment, who is exactly the audience they are targeting in the public. Are they looking for comment from passengers, airline managements, pilots, senators, etc?
I still don't understand why senators who have no knowledge of Industry weigh so heavily on its outcome. The FAA should be listening to recommendations by the NTSB and the DOT. There are so many document cases in the past 20 years where people have died in aircraft accidents when they could have been avoided had the FAA actually made changes according to the NTSB's recommendations. Comair 3272 would be one of them.
I think the FAA needs a complete overhaul. Anymore it is about as worthless as an airline union(association.) The FAA backs down from airline managements more so than ALPA does. It's disgusting!
Because government doesn't always have the best and brightest people. I would guess that the best and brightest are in the private sector. So it would make good sense to solicit comments from anyone and everyone. Then take into consideration those comments that make good points.
Originally Posted by
rjboy
Absolutely correct. I have been preaching this for 5 years. If we can get an ATP mandated for 121 ops it will be the best thing to happen for pilots in years. Why isn't mighty ALPA shouting that low time pilot's are unsafe from the rooftops? They are too scared of upsetting some of the 700 hour ALPA pilots.
ALPA has been saying this but in a more diplomatic way than you suggest. And you will see in many threads here how regional pilots are all up in arms for ALPA "throwing them under the bus."