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Dr. Ashley Nunes

Aviation Safety, FAA, NTSB, Pilots March 14, 2017

The debate over the 1,500-hour pilot rule needs Quantitative Analysis not Subjective Judgment

A deep investigation of actual operational experience might provide hard data on pilot qualifications. Without proof, the debate over the 1,500 hour criteria will continue on a subjective level.

Air Traffic Controllers, Aviation Training, Data Collection, FAA, Politics August 12, 2015

Some Academic Lights (?) on the FAA Air Traffic Controller Recruiting & Testing Issue

The issues in these matters are quite complex and there are valid arguments on both sides. It is hard to determine what side is right and what opinions are biased; so it is useful to hear from an outside expert and the FAA’s primary researcher who documented the validity of the BA instrument.