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ARE YOU SERIOUS???Originally Posted by Flex81
Make the schools have more stringent requirements. Places like All ATP's, Gulfstream Academy, etc. These places are "pilot factories" and will give you a rating if you are willing to pay for it. Any place that can take you from zero hours to the right seat of an airliner in less than 12 months is not teaching you what you need to know to be safe and competent. The Colgan crash happened because the pilots lacked the basic skills required to fly an aircraft. The captain pulled back without adding power to recover from a stall for crying-out-loud.
Last time I checked... at ALL ATP's you had to get signed off (all except... ready? .... the ATP checkride!) And then... believe it or not... you had to take an actual checkride, WITH an examiner... and since ATP runs everything part 61, there is no "in-house" examiner to offer special treatment.
wouldn't hurt to have some information on the subject before you bash it...
Also, I'm a firm believer in the power of Knowledge. and as far as the colgan crash goes... it wasn't JUST fatigue, it wasn't JUST "low times", it wasn't JUST failed checkrides, it wasn't JUST improper stall/spin awareness. IT WAS ALL OF IT!!!! It's so amusing to watch everybody point their finger on a specific topic... or that last straw that broke the camel's back... who cares about the other 100's of factors.. anywhere from being hungry, being thirsty, problems at home, financial troubles, unfinished duties, we are all human and all of us are susceptible to errors... I just don't think 1500TT is going to eliminate that one broken link in the chain.