It’s been a saying in aviation since at least the 1970s.
The bail out money wasn’t because of management decisions. Well… not airline management.
For me, I average between 15-18 days off per month. I’d much rather do a 4 day trip rather than drive in every day to the airport. We have more time off than pretty much every profession out there. I may not be home every night but when I’m off, I’m off. I don’t have to take any work home with me which is nice. Just my opinion. I also some people who love day trips and are able to bid them the whole month. That’s not possible with my plane
I understand that it seems to be possible but it’s not. It would be pretty awesome. Allegiant is really a poor example to site. They don’t offer the same service as larger legacy airlines. It works ok in their little niche.
Just as a clarification, they’re not trying to “expand the exceptions”, they’re trying to waive regulatory requirements, and the one I saw was claiming to be able to provide the equivalent of 5 years’ military aviation experience in less than a year.
Airlines are free to do exactly that, as Allegiant does. Nothing in the union contracts prevents it. They don't do it because it is not efficient to do it. The pilot trips are built by computers to maximize crew productivity. The aircraft are routed to maximize aircraft utilization. Layovers are not efficient, they are an extra cost. The scheduling software is already trying to minimize those costs, to the extent possible, The best solution does not result in schedules that are mostly day trips.
That's Republic. They want their training academy to qualify under the 750 TT rATP tract that is currently only available to military trained pilots. Their program in nowhere near as demanding as military training and experience. I think they know that. I think they're negotiating and hoping to qualify under the 1,250TT tract currently reserved for accredited two-year university aviation programs.
The problem with that is if QOL is the goal, how many pilots would choose to live within daily commute distance of an airline hub?
Then why are you arguing against a diverse aviation education?
I hear you. Fortunately I know a lot of people through the 26+ years in the industry. Especially in the Northeast OH area where I am located. It's my age that has me concerned the most.
Maybe if the FAA mandated specific requirements for all of those things you (and I) did before the ATP, it would make sense, but the fact is that the majority of pilots today can’t or won’t do that…hence this thread.
like Va, for example.
I certainly don’t advocate regulating it…just like everything else, starting with knowledge tests, it becomes just another box to check unless the pilot chooses to learn. I don’t think insurance is the answer, either, and operators are generally going to go for the fastest, cheapest option. It boils down to the Pilot choosing to learn, and finding resources to do so.
like Va, for example.
or maybe when the examiner stands in front of ground school, calls you by name, and says “this will be on your oral.”
I certainly don’t advocate regulating it…just like everything else, starting with knowledge tests, it becomes just another box to check unless the pilot chooses to learn. I don’t think insurance is the answer, either, and operators are generally going to go for the fastest, cheapest option. It boils down to the Pilot choosing to learn, and finding resources to do so.
I’ve seen the results, and I think it can be reasonably done. But there are people who just shouldn’t be in the cockpit with any background combination, so I take ‘em as I get ‘em.
Which one are you talking about?
Not to mention the airline pilots hired in the good old USA back in the 60’s that had zero hours.
Because it was my post you responded to.
