The FAA has set new rules for how it develops training standards for new planes, requiring that the panel of pilots used for the initial assessment must now include both recently-qualified pilots as well as very experienced ones.
The requirement, which seems obvious when said, is intended to ensure a more comprehensive assessment when the FAA’s Flight Standardization Board determines whether new simulators will be needed and whether pilots will require new training for a new plane.
The action stems from the approval process that was set up for the 737 Max. A big selling point for Boeing was that the legions of 737 pilots worldwide would not need new training to step into the new plane. To ensure that, Boeing relied on automated and computer-driven systems to cover differences in how the planes handled, a decision that led to two major fatal crashes.
