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Lawmakers and Aviation Executives Urge Reevaluation of 1,500-Hour Rule for New Pilots Amid Pilot Shortage Concerns
WASHINGTON — Washington is witnessing a growing movement among lawmakers and regulators to reconsider the contentious rule mandating new commercial airline pilots to have 1,500 flight hours. (www.airlinerwatch.com) 更多...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
The reason to reevaluate the rule should only be for safety reasons, not because there is a shortage of pilots.
In essence 1500hr rule penalizes the better pilot. A pilot with a ME in 20hrs doesn't get the job to a fellow who took 80hrs to complete the rating only because insurance that were contrived around the basis of the 1500hr rule.
During my flight training I remember hearing that the airlines are "the most regulated deregulated industry." If the government feels that they need to continually mess around with the airlines, then pilot rest requirements should be reevaluated. Saying that a pilot can only fly a certain number of hours per day is fine if you're only flying long-haul international flights. But if you're puddle jumping all over the country in 1–2 hour flights it makes no sense at all. I was in the middle of my flight training during the Colgan Air flight 3407 crash in New York. I remember the knee jerk legislation. I also remember that the NTSB determined the cause of the crash not be lack of seat time, but insufficient training by the air carrier, and fatigue. There's no simple solution to this 1,500 hour garbage, but in my opinion a step in the right direction would a type-certificate plus a reasonable amount of supervised seat time.
Times change. I hired in '64 No jet time, never over 10,000', yes, service time, but Army fixed wing. served as F/E & co-pilot on 3 types and got lots of experience . Captain in '80. Some people think PILOT some don't. See Slater comment below..
BANNER FLYING+ TEACHING + SMALL CHARTER Does expose you too many events as a solo operator. Odd things not in a book do happen. You solve them as you fly or BAM you don't fly any more. A time rule should applied to co-pilot time before you get to be a captain. Airlines can be selective, but must program money to get experience/training for their new pilots. I had 135 hours of twin time, but lots of single when employed. Years as #2 on several a/c before I moved up to left seat. I agree with D.DeDona,, see below..
I should think consideration for pilots from universities offering accredited aviation degrees should provide a lower hour threshhold.