according to OJ's twitter page, the killer is sharing a pina colada with borat!

The word is called, CORRUPTION. At the highest levels of the FAA and DOT. The FAA is merely covering their asses with this nonsense. In a year or two when the dust settles after the 3407 findings are released. It will be back to business as usual. In the meantime, competent, dedicated and professional airline pilots will be nit-picked to death by the FAA, company check airman with personal agendas, managment looking to make a name for themselves and FAA inspectors that are also trying to get a good job. It's freaking BS.

CNN missed the big story. It is not about mx or duty time, it is about an airline who allows 50% of their flightdeck crew to be "training" while they work as a "paid first officer." I think the public would crap if they knew that Gulfstream Acdemy was selling First Officer seats for the bargain price of $29,999

And just like the pilot pay issue, they'd forget about it just as quickly as they were outraged.

Yeah, I did, Did anyone see when they interviewed the guys from 'ask a pilot' the newscaster was really digging anything, but he didnt give her much.

Congress is holding hearings tomorrow on the issue:

FAA Chief Faces Test on Commuter Safety - WSJ.com

How Safe Are Regional Airlines? : NPR

The Associated Press: Buffalo crash opens window into pilots' life

There's a lot of aviation outfits in this country that ought to be shutdown. Take a look at a lot of the freight companies out there, in addition to the mentioned commuter operators. Unfortunately the FAA is beyond salvage at this point. Incompetent at best, corrupt at worst.

The way I see it, they (FAA) have to make an example out of someone to put the public at ease. Nevermind they monitor and sign off all training at all regionals. They approved it in the first place but the blame cannot fall on them in any way. :eek:

A little bird told me that the FAA/Management are looking into the right to listen to the CVR and prosecute pilots for the 10,000' sterile cockpit rule.
That should stop airplanes from crashing. Cause accidents have nothing to do with poor schedules, short overnights, low pay and long work days.

I suggest if you know of one of those aviation outfits, call the FAA. Otherwise, keep your fear-mongering to yourself.