Originally Posted by
tsquare
I haven't really been following this issue all that closely, but I find one thing pretty interesting. ALPA is supposed to provide some sort of guidance in these kinds of matters for the line pilot, yet they cannot comment because they are involved in the rule making process... Is that correct? How is this helpful again?
Yes it is clear as mud, just how ALPA likes it. I'm still not sure where exactly they stand on the FT/DT NPRM. Why have other ARC members commented but ALPA hasn't? This statement was written in the Sept. 9, 2009 proposal from the ARC to the FAA, pg. 11.
"The FAA informed the ARC that it may not accept all of the ARC’s proposals, but it would explain any decisions in the published NPRM’s preamble. The FAA clarified to ARC members that their ARC participation in no way precluded them from submitting comments critical of the final NPRM to the public docket when it is eventually published."
It has been published, what am I missing here? Or is this not considered the Final. Either way ALPA should shed light on where they stand to its members. We aren't the public.