June 2023
People need to be careful what they wish for. This bill is huge and has several items buried in it that a lot a different groups may not be happy about. There is a requirement for video cameras in the cockpit of pt121 planes with some very weak legal prohibitions on who gets access to those videos. A few other items the FAA has either refused or not implemented to make the NTSB happy. The way the prohibition on “tail end” pt 91 repositioning flights is written, it will be interesting to see how that can be implemented without affecting normal pt91 ops, if passed.
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June 2023
Pilot shortage solved : Raise the mandatory retirement age to 67 for 121 Pilots.
Politicos have done their job. Next problem.
NOT !!!
June 2023
▶ pilotmww
I’m not sure I understand - that section (524, if anyone’s keeping track) applies specifically to “any operation conducted by a flightcrew member during an assigned duty period under the operational control of an operator holding a certificate under 19 part 135 […]”
Given that, I don’t see it having any effect on pt91 ops?
On the other hand, I see some other good stuff in there such as expanding BasicMed (Sec. 203) and prohibiting using ADS-B to initiate investigations (205).
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June 2023
▶ randall6r
Meant to say, I don’t see it having any effect on normal pt91 ops.
June 2023
Its going to be interesting to see how they manage the operations portion of the FAA which includes staffing and hiring when the proposed operations budget for 2024 is $2.5 billion lower than 2023, and in fact every year though 2028 is lower than 2023 by the billion(s). The FAA has a crisis on hand and its bleeding is not stopping.
