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Air carrier pilot expressed concern about the safety aspect of the FAA's extension of the landing currency requirement from 90 to 180 days.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1741003 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202004 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | No Aircraft |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | No Specific Anomaly Occurred All Types |
Narrative:
I don't feel it's safe for the FAA to extend pilot currency to six months (or 180 days) instead of the normal three months (90 days); whether or not there is a pandemic. No studies were conducted to support this policy change; and no comment period was allowed. I have flown with individuals who were off work for 30 days and it can be scary. I think whatever the FAA policy; our airline would be wise to adhere to our historic practices of three takeoffs and landings within 90 days; or you go do them in a simulator.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier pilot expressed concern about the safety aspect of the FAA's extension of the landing currency requirement from 90 to 180 days.
Narrative: I don't feel it's safe for the FAA to extend pilot currency to six months (or 180 days) instead of the normal three months (90 days); whether or not there is a pandemic. No studies were conducted to support this policy change; and no comment period was allowed. I have flown with individuals who were off work for 30 days and it can be scary. I think whatever the FAA policy; our airline would be wise to adhere to our historic practices of three takeoffs and landings within 90 days; or you go do them in a simulator.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.