But can the FAA touch the operator?
S76, if it became a prblem with one operator the FAA might look a little deeper into the operators business but, the final go/no go is the pilots responsibility.
One thing that agravates (sp) the situation is pilot ability. In the GOM you have pilots with decades of experience and others on their first day, unsupervised. The guys offshore are used to getting the job done and "getting their way". Not that they are bad people, in fact they are for the most part down home South Louisiana good old boys. After having a pilot that would get the job done, one that comes along and balks at a job can be at tremendous pressure to do it.
Barryb
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