New Airline Bill

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Polar742

All the responsibility none of the authority
Today, Senator Carter (D-NB) proposed a new bill to increase the overall safety of airlines.

Senator Carter addressed the press: "Today I am introducing a bill that will impose sweeping changes to improve airline safety. While it is true that the newer aircraft are automated to the point that a minimum of human intervention is necessary, we aim to improve the safety of where the human errors come into play. We need to ensure the best and brightest are in our cockpits, and this bill does just that."

The following summary of provisions in the bill cover the most sweeping and progressive changes in the bill.

- Pilots with any kind of deficiency in flight training or testing will be removed from the line. Any training maneuvers that have been required to be demonstrated more than one time will be included in this provision.

- Any equipment that is not attached to the aircraft will not be allowed into the cockpit.

- Pilots will be required to inform their airlines of their whereabouts and activities for the 24 hour period prior to duty during days off.

- Pilots will be allowed one bathroom break for every 2 hours flown, notifying the company each time a crewmember leaves the cockpit.

- No conversations will be allowed in the cockpit that do not pertain to the operation of the aircraft.

- Video and audio cockpit monitors will be installed with a live feed on all aircraft in airline service.

- Pilots will not be allowed to eat in the cockpit, as it could create unnecessary distractions.

- Prior to employment, pilots require previous part 121 time. This will ensure experienced pilots in all airliner cockpits.

- Pilots will be given no notice checkrides to ensure that they are proficient.
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Good times ahead!!
 
Are you SERIOUS? Give me a few hours, and I'll come up with an equally ludicrious bill that will increase the effeciency and productivity of our Senators. I'm just as qualified for that as this bag is to be writing airline regs.....
 
That has got to be a joke!

All of this just for passing the airport? I would imagine this if this were the results of another accident maybe.

Let's impose these rules for the truck drivers on the road please.
- Truck drivers can never drive at night without having a minimum rest of 12 hours.
- There must be two people alert in the cabin of the truck while one person drives (no drinking coffee while driving).
- No talking on the cell phone while driving anything with more than 4 wheels.

This is ridiculous!
 
Hey I didnt say he wasnt a senator but he is a congress man to which someone said there is no carter in the 111th congress. To which there is!
 
If this bill, which I highly doubt is real, was to pass then I am throwing in the towel. I will not work in an industry that is so hostile toward being a human being.
 
I really believe if this is passed, you could get a national walk-out, union or no union...At that point no one has anything to lose.
 
This sounds like a great step forward for air carrier safety. I'm very pleased congress has taken such an interest in our profession.







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