Originally Posted by
RVR800
GS announcement was made in US (Washington) - is he minded to implement FAR?
I'd say that the FAA's oversight of airline aviation is about right. As with any bureaucracy there will be some idiotic rules and enforcement but on the whole at the professional level I don't really wish they did more or did less.
Knowing that the feds can pop up at anytime keeps both the pilots and the companies pretty honest in my observation.
I don't think I've ever bragged about how hard it is to get a pilot's license in the U.S. I think Americans are more concerned with how much money we make and how much time off we enjoy. Other cultures are probably more interested in the number of stripes on the uniform and post nominal letters.
Will the CAA reinvent the wheel once more for a relatively small pilot market? Or, will they adopt (or re-adopt) successful rules already in place elsewhere? I think we already know the answer to that one.
