Republic seeks 1500 hour exemption
05-15-2022, 02:40 PM
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Originally Posted by CFIsoonToBeFO
That is EXACTLY what Congress thinks. Problem is “nearly every” 121 crash (prior, post, and including Colgan), the pilots have had more than 1500TT already under their belt. The magical number they pulled out of their asses only hurts the younger kids that bump up our seniority and deters them from becoming an airline pilot.
05-15-2022, 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by CFIsoonToBeFO
But he did have his 1500 hrs just like both Colgan Pilots did. Yes the 117 rules are great but the magic number of 1500 is worthless. Enjoy being stuck at the bottom for extra years when Congress moves the retirement age up to 68, then to 70 then to 72. Remember ALPA is a business. 1% of union dues of a senior WB Cpt making 500k is $5000.00/yr in union dues per employee. ALPA would need 10 new hires to equal that amount. See why ALPA would prefer the age move up vs the TT to go down. If Congress & the FAA want to start somewhere, any 4-yr degree makes you eligible for 1000 TT, not just a 141 University 4-yr Degree (after all the Checkrides are evaluating the pilot to the same standards). But it is all political & money and has ZERO to do about safety. If it were about safety, Congress would have immediately implemented 117 vs 1500TT.
05-22-2022, 05:26 AM
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Originally Posted by BannerTowJoe
Is republic still trying to lower the 1500 minimum? Is there any word on if it’s going to get approved or not?
05-22-2022, 05:33 AM
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Originally Posted by SonicFlyer
Yep, it was nothing more than Obama's gift to the unions.
05-22-2022, 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by CmdrShepardN7
They are, but only for their Lift Academy, and that has an almost zero chance of the FAA approving their request.
05-23-2022, 04:46 AM
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Originally Posted by SonicFlyer
Correlation doesn't equal causation.
Global market expansion, fewer military pilots, more retirees, high training costs, and inflation all contributed to the wage hikes and pilot shortage. The 1500 hour rule had little, if anything, to do with it. Rolling back the requirements to something reasonable will help the shortage, but only for a year or two more than likely.
Global market expansion, fewer military pilots, more retirees, high training costs, and inflation all contributed to the wage hikes and pilot shortage. The 1500 hour rule had little, if anything, to do with it. Rolling back the requirements to something reasonable will help the shortage, but only for a year or two more than likely.
05-23-2022, 04:51 AM
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Originally Posted by bonvoyage
One more reason that vetting applicants on their checkride failures should be the most important thing a company should do (which is what Colgan didn’t do, that CA had multiple failures).
From what I remember with the Atlas crash, that guy had failed several checkrides at mesa, somehow got hired at Atlas, failed initial and got let go, but the union got his job back. Then he put a 76 in the mud.
From what I remember with the Atlas crash, that guy had failed several checkrides at mesa, somehow got hired at Atlas, failed initial and got let go, but the union got his job back. Then he put a 76 in the mud.
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