Independent Pilot’s Association

FAA Misses the Mark with New Rules on Flight And Duty

In Section 2010 of the Safety Act, the FAA was directed by Congress to promulgate new flight and duty time rules "based on the best available scientific information ...to address problems relating to pilot fatigue." Id.§212(a)(l ). The FAA ignored the Congressional mandate, promulgated new rules in the form of Part117 of the Federal Aviation Regulations, but left cargo pilots subject to the old provisions of Part 121 based upon a "cost versus benefit analysis."
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