So true! It needs an overhaul big time.

 

Dear thefoxsays:

Thanks for that helpful information.

Is there a document that specifies which parts of the FOM may ential certificate action, and which ones do not?

Thanks,
Unprofessional Delta pilots

 

I have a solution. Just get rid of all the HKs. Problem solved.

 

Ops specs.....

Email Chuck S. In flight ops QA.

Or read through CFR121 and 91. There are a few other sections too.

You will find that basiclly every reg is re-written into our FOM.

Some carriers even cite the CFR the FOM section is coming from.

My reply was purposefully rude. Boarderline sarcastic.

I'm just wondering why my co-workers are debating this?

The best advice is just do the job the way the company wants. And no problem.

 

I don't think we should shoot them though.

 

Heyas FAN,

Yea, let me bore you with a bit of history if you've been gone from the scene a bit....

After 9/11, something wonky happened in the GA biz. Insurance rates went into orbit, and everyone got very, very tight a$$ed. It never recovered from that.

FBOs no longer wanted the liability of rentals (or schools) and changes to the tax laws eliminated many of the "good deals" for leasebacks. As a result, stuff that was nominally free (office space) or at cost (fuel, MX) when FBOs ran the rental line turned into "profit centers". The costs and hassles really spooled out of control. Because leasebacks now sucked, the number and diversity of the rental fleets plummeted.

As you found out, what rentals are available are limited, the costs high and there is lots of hassle.

Finding a good club is a not a bad deal. They tend to have fewer restrictions that what most rental places have and the availibily much better. The airplanes also seem to be better kept. I'd ask around or post on some of the GA boards.

Airplanes themselves are actually very affordable if you don't care about avionics. A lot of GA types are absolutely hardover for GPS, and the cost to upgrade is pretty dang high. Something that doesn't have the latest and greatest takes a big hit. So if you are comfortable with a VOR, and the airplane is otherwise sound, there are some screaming deals to be had for airplanes with "old radios" (IE 2 KX155s..what we used to consider as pretty dang nice). A good app running on your iPad with a portable ADSB receiver will get you more info than you ever need.

Nu

 

I think the Masters is all but over.

 

Many thanks Nu!

 

Cessna 172N. And after you work out the numbers it's basically close to the rental price for one but splitting it in between 2 or 3 people helps. But what Nu said, best thing is to get a Sailingfun Applie Ipad and fly mostly when airports are VFR.

I've been researching this a lot.

 

Those other issues must have been significant.