Oppose Sen. Demint's CVR Legislation

[MD80DRVR]

PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINK AND LET YOUR SENATOR KNOW WHAT YOU THINK. IT IS VERY EASY AND THE LETTER IS PRE-WRITTEN FOR YOU. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS ENTER YOUR ZIPCODE.

Oppose Sen. DeMint's S.3048 Cockpit Voice Recorder Legislation

Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) has introduced S 3048 that would allow the use of Cockpit Voice Recorders (CVR) to monitor pilot conversations for sterile cockpit violations and take disciplinary action against pilots. This is against the recent NTSB recommendation that specifically states that CVR data not be used for punitive purposes. Any use of CVR data for punitive actions would destroy voluntary safety reporting systems like the Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) and the Flight Operational Quality Assurance program (FOQA) and reduce operational safety. CAPA is opposed to Senator DeMint's bill and asks that you call or email your Senator to request that they vote against any such legislation for inclusion in the FAA Reauthorization Bill.





http://capwiz.com/capapilots/issues/alert/?alertid=14766181

 

[Mike man]

S. 3048 Is in committee now, specifically the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation...below are all the members and their contact forms (I know I don't have the skills of the ALPA for letter people) but copy and paste works like a charm, you can get through a few each day.

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s111-3048

• Jay Rockefeller, West Virginia, Chairman http://rockefeller.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm
  
• Daniel Inouye, Hawaii http://inouye.senate.gov/Contact/Email-Form.cfm
• John Kerry, Massachusetts http://kerry.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm
• Byron Dorgan, North Dakota http://dorgan.senate.gov/contact/contact_form.cfm
• Barbara Boxer, California https://boxer.senate.gov/en/contact/policycomments.cfm
• Bill Nelson, Florida http://billnelson.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm
• Maria Cantwell, Washington http://cantwell.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm
• Frank Lautenberg, New Jersey http://lautenberg.senate.gov/contact/index1.cfm
• Mark Pryor, Arkansas http://pryor.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=ContactForm
• Claire McCaskill, Missouri http://mccaskill.senate.gov/?p=contact
• Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota http://klobuchar.senate.gov/emailamy.cfm?contactForm=emailamy&submit=Go
• Tom Udall, New Mexico http://tomudall.senate.gov/?p=contact
• Mark Warner, Virginia http://warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Contact
• Mark Begich, Alaska http://begich.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=EmailSenator
• Kay Bailey Hutchison, Texas, Ranking Member http://hutchison.senate.gov/contact.cfm
  
• Olympia Snowe, Maine http://snowe.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactSenatorSnowe.Email
• John Ensign, Nevada http://ensign.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm
• Jim DeMint, South Carolina http://demint.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Home
• John Thune, South Dakota http://thune.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Email
• Roger Wicker, Mississippi http://wicker.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.EMailSenatorWicker
• Johnny Isakson, Georgia http://isakson.senate.gov/contact.cfm
• David Vitter, Louisiana http://vitter.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm
• Sam Brownback, Kansas http://brownback.senate.gov/public/contact/emailsam.cfm
• Mike Johanns, Nebraska http://johanns.senate.gov/public/?p=EmailSenatorJohanns
• George LeMieux, Florida http://lemieux.senate.gov/public/?p=EmailSenatorLeMieux

I'm sure some have seen this but here it is for all...you may need to change it a little for each situation. Like the ALPA part and the "your constituent" part:

As a professional air line pilot, your constituent, and a member of the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA), I urge you to oppose S. 3048, a bill by Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) to mandate the use of cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and flight data recorder (FDR) information for discipline, rather than its intended use for safety investigation.

This bill seeks to use CVR and FDR information to punish individual pilots, rather than to promote and support the proactive safety culture that our industry needs to protect passengers, crews, and cargo. This bill will threaten aviation safety, compromise the accident investigation process, and squander financial resources that could make established and proven aviation safety programs even more effective.

Every airline flight is unique due to weather, equipment, distance and other operational factors. Pilots are expected to work as a team, communicate effectively, and supplement one another’s skills and experience to continuously evaluate and adapt to the changing operational environment of each individual flight. The chilling effect of having conversations and flight data monitored and evaluated out of context for possible disciplinary action by corporate managers who may have motivations other than safety would be substantial.

Pilot performance is currently monitored randomly through the Line Oriented Safety Audit (LOSA) program which uses trained observers in the cockpit. As a commercial pilot, I must also pass at least two annual check rides. Existing safety programs such as LOSA, Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) and Aviation Safety Action Programs (ASAP) are voluntary, nonpunitive initiatives that use data and pilot reports to detect safety issues. These programs are critical to aviation safety and misusing recorder data will jeopardize these proven programs.

I urge you to oppose S. 3048 and any legislative attempts to use CVRs and FDRs for anything other than their intended safety investigative purposes.

Regards,

 

[ElCid88]

Its the stinking politicians that need to be constantly wired for sound, and everything that they say made public for disciplinary reasons.