Originally Posted by
turbidus
Well starting a new thread ....
Speaking of pilot training, or lack thereof...Havent the NG's been flying around the World, with alleged inexperienced pilots, without incident?
It is far more concerning than alleged inexperienced pilots flying NG's around the world.
They also fly other types and brands with the same experience levels.
This level of experience is inline with ICAO requirements.
"The basic requirements to obtain the license and the privileges it confers are agreed internationally by International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), however the actual implementation varies quite widely from country to country. According to ICAO, to be eligible for a commercial pilot license, the applicant must be able to read, speak, write, and understand English: already hold a Private Pilot License, have received training in the areas of a commercial pilot, and successfully complete the relevant written exams. To proceed in obtaining a commercial pilot license, you must first obtain second-class medical certification. Upon completing those prerequisites the applicant will then receive an exam from the governing aviation body that consists of an Oral and Practical flight test from an Examiner."
So aircraft should be built to this standard and to regulatory requirements - it is a shame exclusions and exemptions are legal, based on cost and that cost being supplied by the applicant.
The US has had that single fatality in the last 10 years, but many foreign aircraft and crews fly to and from the US each day. That said across the world in the last decade there have been fewer (statistically) fatalities than the previous years. The 1,500 hr requirement implemented in the US is claimed as a large part of the US safety record over the last decade, but even with that 1,500 hr requirement - one bad day can end that. At that point I except the new line will be only one fatal crash over the last decade.
While having better pilots is good, there is a minimum standard currently and that has been used across the world and considered acceptable for well over a decade - Does this international standard need to be lifted?
Or is it easier, more practical, more consistent, faster and cheaper to build aircraft to the required standards with correct oversight and without exemptions and exclusions to regulatory requirements?