Regional airlines want to axe 1500 hour rule
10-02-2021 | 04:13 PM
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It had a fringe benefit to unions too. But do you really think that commercial pilots should be making $15-19K to fly the public? Also safety related, because people making <$20K aren't going to get much rest since they can't afford to live in the vast majority of domiciles.
10-02-2021 | 07:12 PM
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Well you're wrong.
If it was about safety they would have made the rule qualitative instead of quantitative.
False dichotomy.
If it was about safety they would have made the rule qualitative instead of quantitative.
False dichotomy.
10-02-2021 | 07:48 PM
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Qualitative in most anything is open for debate and difficult to measure. Not saying quantitative is perfect. But you cannot look me straight in the face and say 1,500 is no better than 250. Now is it better than 1,400 is open for debate.
10-02-2021 | 10:24 PM
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Is 300 hours of turbine time with 60 landings more valuable than 200 landings in 50 hours in a 172? Does private pilot dual in a Cirrus count for more than banner towing in a taildragger? What about 50 hours of burning up the pattern doing soft field landings on a grass strip vs operating IFR in SoCal or New York?
10-02-2021 | 11:36 PM
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Could you imagine the whining if they tried to make it qualitative?
Is 300 hours of turbine time with 60 landings more valuable than 200 landings in 50 hours in a 172? Does private pilot dual in a Cirrus count for more than banner towing in a taildragger? What about 50 hours of burning up the pattern doing soft field landings on a grass strip vs operating IFR in SoCal or New York?
Is 300 hours of turbine time with 60 landings more valuable than 200 landings in 50 hours in a 172? Does private pilot dual in a Cirrus count for more than banner towing in a taildragger? What about 50 hours of burning up the pattern doing soft field landings on a grass strip vs operating IFR in SoCal or New York?
10-03-2021 | 05:51 AM
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10-03-2021 | 05:53 AM
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I think it was about safety.
It had a fringe benefit to unions too. But do you really think that commercial pilots should be making $15-19K to fly the public? Also safety related, because people making <$20K aren't going to get much rest since they can't afford to live in the vast majority of domiciles.
It had a fringe benefit to unions too. But do you really think that commercial pilots should be making $15-19K to fly the public? Also safety related, because people making <$20K aren't going to get much rest since they can't afford to live in the vast majority of domiciles.
10-03-2021 | 07:24 AM
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