Anyone heard anything about the new bill?
09-29-2009, 01:00 PM
#61
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Originally Posted by wags3539
Can I just ask the question that has been bothering me since this whole process started? Who is Roger Cohen, and what the heck is the Regional Airline Association? I mean did this guy just wake up one day and say I want to start an association, oh wait I have it, lets name it the RAA and pretend like we're interested in protecting safety at the regionals, and I'll pay myself an astronomical salary to do it.
This is a serious question by the way, I honestly have no idea what they do.
This is a serious question by the way, I honestly have no idea what they do.
Every industry and professional sector has such a coalition....
AMA: Doctors
ABA: Lawyers
GAMA: General aviation manufacturers
BAA: Business Aviation Ass.
Etc, Etc
They do many things, such as setting standards for their industry (which may be voluntary or mandatory) and lobbying lawmakers for their collective interests.
09-30-2009, 11:56 AM
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Wait One Doggone Minute
I have over a 1000 rotorywing time 500 hours in NVG's. But due to reg's I have less than ATP mins. Hours don't make pilots safer period. CRM and decision making ability only do. Push the auto pilot on and answering the radio every now and then dont give you decision making abilities. anyone remember the indoc video's of Cali, Value Jet, over and over again these pilots had over 10,000 hours. I'm less than ATP mins, when I get recalled if i get recalled are these mins going to affect me? In the next 10 years the pilot shortage will be huge. This is a knee jerk reaction and will only hurt pilots as a whole. 
Originally Posted by Husker402
Great post Sniper! Thanks for sharing. As a guy with only 1200TT, I can agree that perhaps meeting ATP mins to be an FO is probably a good thing...as long as the pay reflects the level of experience.
09-30-2009, 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Hot Rod Wannabe
I have over a 1000 rotorywing time 500 hours in NVG's. But due to reg's I have less than ATP mins. Hours don't make pilots safer period. CRM and decision making ability only do. Push the auto pilot on and answering the radio every now and then dont give you decision making abilities. anyone remember the indoc video's of Cali, Value Jet, over and over again these pilots had over 10,000 hours. I'm less than ATP mins, when I get recalled if i get recalled are these mins going to affect me? In the next 10 years the pilot shortage will be huge. This is a knee jerk reaction and will only hurt pilots as a whole.
No, not now anyway. There is a three year grace period built into the legislation I believe.
09-30-2009, 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Hot Rod Wannabe
I have over a 1000 rotorywing time 500 hours in NVG's. But due to reg's I have less than ATP mins. Hours don't make pilots safer period. CRM and decision making ability only do. Push the auto pilot on and answering the radio every now and then dont give you decision making abilities. anyone remember the indoc video's of Cali, Value Jet, over and over again these pilots had over 10,000 hours. I'm less than ATP mins, when I get recalled if i get recalled are these mins going to affect me? In the next 10 years the pilot shortage will be huge. This is a knee jerk reaction and will only hurt pilots as a whole.
God I hope so. And it will only HELP the profession. Fewer candidates means you need to attract people to the profession and make it worth their while to stick out CFI'ing, banner towing, freight dawgin, etc. So pay should (theoretically) go up as should QOL. Now, this industry is Bass Ackwards so one never knows but it can only help to raise mins.
09-30-2009, 12:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Hot Rod Wannabe
I have over a 1000 rotorywing time 500 hours in NVG's. But due to reg's I have less than ATP mins. Hours don't make pilots safer period. CRM and decision making ability only do. Push the auto pilot on and answering the radio every now and then dont give you decision making abilities. anyone remember the indoc video's of Cali, Value Jet, over and over again these pilots had over 10,000 hours. I'm less than ATP mins, when I get recalled if i get recalled are these mins going to affect me? In the next 10 years the pilot shortage will be huge. This is a knee jerk reaction and will only hurt pilots as a whole.
Value Jet crashed due to improper loading of hazmat not pilot error.....
Sorry but there will be no pilot shortage in 10 years. This rumor hs been around for at least the last 25 years that I have been flying.
11-12-2009, 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Husker402
Great post Sniper! Thanks for sharing. As a guy with only 1200TT, I can agree that perhaps meeting ATP mins to be an FO is probably a good thing...as long as the pay reflects the level of experience.
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