I def think there should be a min time requirement no more green on green type of waivers and some form of combined min experience like you said. I've flown green on green it was incredibly dangerous and I can't believe the FAA signed off on it.

Assuming Age 65, this provision would mean that you'd have to be at least 56 to be a 121 FO.

Aside from that, the combined total time, time in type, and age is an interesting concept.

Math. You're doing it wrong.

I laughed out loud. Thank you.

They already have something like the max combined age in that if you are over 60, the FO isn't permitted to be over 60. I think that covers it.

I think "green on green" needs a change but I don't know that total hour mandates are the way to do it. I don't have another solution, but reserve staffing would be an absolute nightmare.

Analogy.
 

Imagine a consortium of lower-end hospitals and medical clinics across the country whining that they are having a hard time attracting doctors to practice at their hospital for $20,000/year.

Now imagine that those same hospitals and clinics want to lower the requirements for their employees to be able to perform surgeries such that only a bachelors degree in biology or anatomy is needed.

Then imagine that this these hospitals and clinics are not required to tell their patients which of their surgeons are actually doctors and which are merely 22 year-old biology majors.

Anyone see a problem with this arrangement?

Well said.

And imagine if you could go from Zero to Surgeon in only a few months!:eek:
Thank goodness times are changing.

Yea, but hopefully we are not going back to "zero to surgeon in a few months", that's the challenge here.

When places like Allegiant have 3 month upgrades, it says a lot about the state of the industry.

Is incapacitation the only issue to be concerned about?