Originally Posted by
APC225
One can only hope the FAA takes note of the envelope issues you outline and make some rules governing flying in this regime. I'm weary of guys wanting to climb to max altitude to "get over a thunderstorm" or when other A/C are reporting mountain wave. A 12 knot spread between min and max speeds is just stupid.
Yeah, just what we need, more rules from the FAA. They'll save us.
That solution worked out real well in the aftermath of the Colgan crash, didn't it. How long did it take for the new rules to get on the books?