Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Commercial pilot bill.

I don't think that's what this bill means.  I think people are mixing definitions and it's creating confusion.  As I read it, the intent of the bill is to require pilots flying for commercial airlines to have an ATL which requires 1500 hours minimum.  The bill won't actually raise the minimum requirement for a Commercial License to 1500 hours.  We need to wait and see exactly how the bill is worded.  At this point we're guessing and reading things written by others and the people we're reading don't necessarily have a full understanding.  I will just toss out my guess for fun.  Part 91 ops won't be affected.  Part 121 and 135 will be.  Anyone in the system will be grandfathered.  And there will be some other changes as well probably involving training, currency, recency of experience, etc. 

 

Jim

 

From: Helen Woods

Sent: Monday, December 14, 2009 10:07 AM

To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.co m

Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Commercial pilot bill.

 

This bill would up the commercial to 1500hours.

Helen

orval_f wrote:
> --- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogrou ps.com, Helen Woods <Helen_Woods@...> wrote:
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>> Did anyone else catch this this morning? My guess is that this bill
>> won't get passed but if it does, it could have a HUGE impact on light
>> sport. Since the commercial ticket is a prerequisite for the subpart H
>> instructor ticket, it would be logical that most airline bound folks
>> would have to start off as subpart K instructors to build their time and
>> schools would have to move their training fleets over to mostly LSAs to
>> accommodate them. It could also mean a substantial pay hike for subpart
>> H instructors as they become scarce.
>>
>>
>> Bill Sets 1500-Hour Minimum For Commercial Pilots
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>> Family members of those lost in the fatal crash of Continental Flight
>> 3407 near Buffalo are pushing the Obama administration and FAA chief
>> Randy Babbitt to impose a 1,500-hour minimum for the commercial pilot
>> certificate. The crash, which killed all 49 aboard plus one on the
>> ground, has inspired the formation of the group Families of Continental
>> Flight 3407. That group had plans last week to meet with Sen. Charles
>> Schumer, D-N.Y., who has sponsored a bill that would require the
>> 1500-hour minimum for commercial certificate applicants. Babbitt is more
>> in favor of changing the FAA's rules regarding training specific to
>> certain types of operations -- particularly, how pilots seeking
>> positions in commercial airliners are trained. As for the hour mandate,
>> Babbitt has said flight hours alone may not guarantee proficiency.
>> Babbitt is already under fire from lawmakers over other concerns.
>>
>
> Schumer again? That fool is totally ignorant of aviation matters and never overlooks a chance before the camera or microphone.
>
> ATP requires 1500 hours already.
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