FAA Proposes to Raise Airline Pilot Qualification Standards

[IslandDriver]

I would bet both of those pilots in BUF met the new mins when they got hired at CJC. It would be interesting to know. I know thier hours at their hiring was noted somewhere. I know the Capt was a Gulfsteam guy. Don't know about the FO.

 

[atpcliff]

This rule goes into effect 1 Aug 2013, per Congressional law.

cliff
HKG

 

[dooork]

I would bet both of those pilots in BUF met the new mins when they got hired at CJC. It would be interesting to know. I know thier hours at their hiring was noted somewhere. I know the Capt was a Gulfsteam guy. Don't know about the FO.

I like how everyone always mentions Gulfstream when speaking of this accident. I am not a GS fan but, this accident was a Colgon accident,happened on a Colgon Q400 with a Colgon trained crew,trained and passed by Colgon instructors. This accident fits squarely on the CA,FO, and Colgon. The CA did not have an accident in the 1900 at Gulfstream.

 

[IslandDriver]

Only mentioned GSA to point out he had training at an advanced school and worked there possibly giving him the amount of time that would have met the new mind.

 

[atpcliff]

I think the reason people mention Gulfstream is that, if you had the money, it was an easy way to get started with 0 experience.

If an ATP was required, he could not have been "hired" at Gulfstream...so would he have even become an airline pilot???

cliff
DXB

 

[rickair7777]

I would bet both of those pilots in BUF met the new mins when they got hired at CJC. It would be interesting to know. I know thier hours at their hiring was noted somewhere. I know the Capt was a Gulfsteam guy. Don't know about the FO.

The CA was definitely a low-timer when hired. The FO almost had 1500 hours. It's all in the NSB report

 

[Talian]

I'll bet the buffalo pilots had college degrees. It doesn't mean Dick. Experience counts and you can't discount it. 1500 hrs.
Minimum for 121ops.

I agree a degree does nothing to make a safer pilot. One of the best pilots I learned to fly with is a senior captain at southwest and Is in his mid forties and never spent one day in college.

 

[paid4training]

But your 100k to a 141 school does!!! I wonder how many dollars were spent by ATP and others to have exemption.