Legislation Focuses On Crew Rest And Duty Rules

Patrick Veillette, Ph.D. July 20, 2018
H.R. 4, the U.S. House of Representatives version of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, contains a section seeking to update the fatigue rules for FAR Part 135 pilots. Section 517, “Aviation Rulemaking Committee for Part 135 Rest and Duty Rules,” calls for establishing a rulemaking committee...
Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.

Upon his retirement as a non-routine flight operations captain from a fractional operator in 2015, Dr. Veillette had accumulated more than 20,000 hours of flight experience in 240 types of aircraft—including balloons, rotorcraft, sea planes, gliders, war birds, supersonic jets and large commercial transports. He is an adjunct professor at Utah Valley University.

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