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.
On the other hand we have 700hr or less F-18, F-16 etc pilots defending our country. Which leads to the question, is it the low time pilot that's unsafe? Or the training they went thru? Or maybe even the selection process inadequate?