CSPAN3 Politics Public Policy Today April 30, 2015
Waste a lot of time in training breaking bad habits pilots acquire while trying to quickly get to 1500 hours. A university of north dakota study highlights these concerns comparing pilots hired before the rule with those hired after. The results showed pilots hired after the rule had a significantly higher number of total flight hours but were more likely to need additional training. And less likely to successfully complete training than those hired before the rule. Far from wishing to weaken these important safety measures, our objective is to strengthen first officer qualifications and provi...