I thought the ATP rule was overkill, but I never imagined they could come up with something so stupid as this idea. This places an unfair burden on pilots to fly marginally crappy airplanes in potentially deadly weather conditions. (Sorry for making a political point, but anything Chuck Schumer comes up with is a horrible idea.)

What is the practical application of this idea? Does this lunatic proposal apply to the general application for a commercial liscene? If so, there will never be another issued. Does this mean you can't become a CFI until you gotten a commercial at 800 hours? If so, general aviation flight training is all but dead.

How does this affect those of us not with an airline, but with far more time than 800 hours. I have 1300 hours, 200 mutli, and 150 hours of actual instrument. Does this mean I will have to wait for terrible weather that includes icing and then go fly in it?

I've been a loud opponent of the ATP rule, but given the choice, I would rather see the ATP rule. The law of unintended consequences is alive and well any time the government gets involved.