On 2006-02-09, Skylune wrote:
I'm seriously surprised that the people here are not appalled at how easy
the FAA has made it for hacks to get into the air.

More regulation and red tape does not a safer system make.

The training standards in Britain for private pilots is MUCH "higher"
(the depth of knowlege required deeper, the difficulty in obtaining the
PPL harder) than in the United States. Yet paradoxically, GA is safer in
the United States.

There comes a point when adding further regulation or difficulty
actually makes things *less* safe. In my opinion, the FAA is doing a
pretty good job with certification.

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