BeechedJet

What if we had specially trained air traffic controllers in each airplane, two in the cockpit just in case one of the controllers makes a mistake or has a medical issue? The flight attendants can make all their requests directly to these two controllers and there will never be an issue with clogging up frequencies. This controllers can set up the autoland for runway 31 at LGA.

CBreezy

Yeah that's clearly the only solution. There aren't more painless to achieve things like sponsored training, easier access to affordable financing or improved wages and working conditions to lure the THOUSANDS of pilots who left back into the career. Certainly and extra year of experience before getting into a 121 jet is just too hard..

Also, it isn't a 1500 rule. It's 750/1000/1200/1500.

BoilerUP

RJSAviator76

^^^ This.

Try getting some quotes for GA planes and you being older than 65. Then try 70.

aeroengineer

Well I would guess Basic Med versus an actual medical comes into play here.

terks43

Class 1 medical does next to nothing to check out the mental ability of a pilot. I’m sorry but flying with a guy over 60 is always an adventure. You never know what they are going to forget next.

Really a cockpit with a 60-65 year old really works as the younger guy babysitting the the 60+ guy for a few days and making sure they cover everything the AARP member forgets.

Blue Dude

This isn't a bad 70s flick, dude. What you're proposing isn't just implausible, it's impossible. ATC has enough on their plate without having to be trained to walk a F/A through how to even change radio frequencies on each aircraft type, much less how to operate the automation and aircraft sufficient to land the aircraft. Likewise, each F/A would need simulator training on each aircraft type on how to operate the aircraft to autoland, including recurrent training. That's assuming none of the automation is MEL'd and there is a suitable divert field in range at all times. All this to eliminate a pilot from certificated two pilot aircraft in part 121 passenger operations. Just a walk in the park, right? I get that you're a CFI and therefore think yourself knowledgeable of all things aviation, but you don't know what you're talking about. That's putting it mildly.

Duckdude

Your guess would be wrong.

RJSAviator76

Irrelevant as far as insurance goes. Age is the limfac

Margaritaville

Yep.

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