Single Pilot Operation
Just a clarification. At last check, there have been logged about 300,000 hours now under the single pilot exemption. That is pilots who take the checkride every year, ect, not those that just fly a 550SP, CJs, ect, there is a difference.
Any of us in this forum with any experience realizes it doesn't take a rocket scientist to fly a plane, but two pilot crews keep crashing. Hence rather then teach pilots(crews) IFR skills, they required TAWS to deal with CFIT.
Not one pilot, 500 +/-, operating under the single pilot EXEMPTION, has had an incident or accident, according to Wichita, who handle Cescom, and dealing with the FAA on this issue.
CRM, a realitively new concept for those that saw it's inception about 15 years ago is to deal with airline pilots, especialy the weak FO trying to tell the captain they are headed for trouble.
Sooner or later, everyone will come to the conclusion that a better pilot is what we need, not just more equipment and more pilots up front. I wonder how many planes will go down untill people admit that?