Originally Posted by
B772
I see Donald Trump is of the belief the FAA Administrator should be a pilot.
The FAA also administers the regulations relating to parts suppliers, manufacturers and engineering facilities and individual licensing. Why should it be a pilot. Personally this is typical of Trump's ridiculous stupidity - "we'll just replace the healthcare deal, it'll be easy, it'll be simple". Then: "Who knew? Who knew? Who knew healthcare was so hard?"
The man is an imbecile and anything he says I would be inclined to do the opposite. So Trump is an aviation expert now is he???
IMHO, there is no reason why the authority should not be headed by a Pilot, but there is also no reason why that should be essential. Pilots bring many skills to the table, so do engineers but just being a Pilot or an Engineer is not a guarantee of the ability to run a large authority with legal responsibility like the FAA or CASA.