Mike Enzi's attempts to repeal the ATP Law
03-24-2015, 08:21 AM
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3rd Gen fighters were where they discovered "information overload" and realized the pilot could become overwhelmed.
4th Gen fighters used fly by wire systems to make flying the plane relatively easy by design so the pilot could focus more on the mission and other life threatening distractions. The F35 goes even further by automating even more and may be the last generation where pilots are used at all.
Airlines are becoming that way. Just read an article in AW about how "low workload and boredom may have been a contributory factor" in an incident involving loss of control of a troop transport A330.
It seems to me the focus in training has moved from skill based experienced to procedures training...and from "Don't depend on the automation" to "trust the automation."
4th Gen fighters used fly by wire systems to make flying the plane relatively easy by design so the pilot could focus more on the mission and other life threatening distractions. The F35 goes even further by automating even more and may be the last generation where pilots are used at all.
Airlines are becoming that way. Just read an article in AW about how "low workload and boredom may have been a contributory factor" in an incident involving loss of control of a troop transport A330.
It seems to me the focus in training has moved from skill based experienced to procedures training...and from "Don't depend on the automation" to "trust the automation."
03-24-2015, 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Cubdriver
I do not know what the differences between 121 and 135 passenger ops are. Good question for someone who does know. I have 121 passenger experience and 135 cargo experience, which is not enough to go on.
Some large 135 passenger operations are quite complex and more-so than some 121 operations. They have many redundant safety systems and great support from management. The more passengers a 135 moves, the more they are looked at and regulated. Remember of course, a single pilot can operate part 135 with a single-pilot certificate, and they are regulated very little comparatively. So the real answer is it usually depends on how many passengers they move. Pilots like to think there are huge differences between their airline and "another" airline, but sometimes reality is 180 degrees from what they perceive.
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