A proposed rule that calls for a sweeping overhaul of flight crew and dispatcher training has certainly piqued the interest of RAA vice president of technical affairs Dave Lotterer, but for all the wrong reasons. The NPRM, published in the Federal Register on January 12, includes the equivalent of some 900 pages of recommendations, cost estimates, analysis and background, but it doesn’t contain what Lotterer would like to see most–a modicum of clarity, according to the RAA technical specialist.
“This has been tying me up quite a bit,” said Lotterer. “Right now I’m on 17 pages of a response and I haven’t even gotten to the flight attendants and dispatchers sections yet.” Speaking with AIN early last month, Lotterer said the RAA joined the Air Transport Association and the National Air Carrier Association in filing a request to extend the proposed rule’s comment period 180 days beyond the original May 12 deadline.
