19. Department of Transportation · Notable
Relax the 1,500-hour copilot rule or allow certified simulator training to count
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“In the wake of the 2009 Colgan Airlines crash, all commercial pilots and copilots were required to have 1,500 flight hours. … This trend could be reversed if copilots were required to have fewer flight hours or could count certified simulator training.”
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- Action
- other
- Object
- 1,500-hour flight experience requirement for copilots
- ID
- 1730