So, about the Rest NPRM
08-07-2011, 07:32 PM
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So, about the Rest NPRM
I might have missed it, but I read several articles over the last week and looks like FedEx made it through to the White House. They were named in one article but just "cargo carriers" in this one.
Regulators Delay New Rules on Pilot Fatigue - WSJ.com
Crazy stuff...
Regulators Delay New Rules on Pilot Fatigue - WSJ.com
Crazy stuff...
08-07-2011, 08:07 PM
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I might have missed it, but I read several articles over the last week and looks like FedEx made it through to the White House. They were named in one article but just "cargo carriers" in this one.
Regulators Delay New Rules on Pilot Fatigue - WSJ.com
Crazy stuff...
Regulators Delay New Rules on Pilot Fatigue - WSJ.com
Crazy stuff...
08-07-2011, 10:14 PM
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No! Both..........To many idiots in DC.....Dems want all your money to give to those that don't deserve it.........Repubs want all your money to give it to the corporations that don't want to share it............I am so confused
08-07-2011, 11:31 PM
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This might be the best summary of current day politics I've ever seen!
08-08-2011, 05:06 AM
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I might have missed it, but I read several articles over the last week and looks like FedEx made it through to the White House. They were named in one article but just "cargo carriers" in this one.
Regulators Delay New Rules on Pilot Fatigue - WSJ.com
Regulators Delay New Rules on Pilot Fatigue - WSJ.com
When I write I will mention that "cargo" pilots fly into the same airports and share the same airspace in close proximity to "passenger" flights. To let any pilot become more fatigued endangers all airplane traffic. Runway incursions and near mid-air collisions are not single airplane events.
Washington may think the danger to freight carrying airplanes is different than passenger aircraft. Let them know how wrong they are.
Wonder what Randy Babbitt will do if a cargo cutout makes it thru. I think he should resign and make a nasty statement if it does.
08-08-2011, 05:31 AM
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08-08-2011, 08:06 AM
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This was highly expected by most of us. There wasn't a lot of talk about the new regulations coming out, because we knew it would get sidetracked.
Now it's a national security thing. How can we get troops to Afghanistan if we don't have excessively long duty periods? We don't give a damn about their safety, we just need them there immediately! Most troop movements are coordinated in advance and getting there a day or two late isn't a big issue.
I've heard it all now. If a company chose to position crews (like we do at Fedex when we fly short notice military charters), you can turn an airplane in less than two hours. Yes it costs more to do this, but I'd rather get the troops there in one piece than risk their safety (along with the crew).
Now it's a national security thing. How can we get troops to Afghanistan if we don't have excessively long duty periods? We don't give a damn about their safety, we just need them there immediately! Most troop movements are coordinated in advance and getting there a day or two late isn't a big issue.
I've heard it all now. If a company chose to position crews (like we do at Fedex when we fly short notice military charters), you can turn an airplane in less than two hours. Yes it costs more to do this, but I'd rather get the troops there in one piece than risk their safety (along with the crew).
08-08-2011, 08:28 AM
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I've heard it all now. If a company chose to position crews (like we do at Fedex when we fly short notice military charters), you can turn an airplane in less than two hours. Yes it costs more to do this, but I'd rather get the troops there in one piece than risk their safety (along with the crew).
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