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Journal of Aviation Technology and Engineering

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2015

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The Impact Of The First Officer Qualification Ruling: Pilot Performance In Initial Training, Nancy R. Shane Oct 2015

The Impact Of The First Officer Qualification Ruling: Pilot Performance In Initial Training, Nancy R. Shane

Journal of Aviation Technology and Engineering

The intent of the First Officer Qualification (FOQ) ruling was to improve the quality of first officers flying for Part 121 carriers. In order to test this, a study was completed at a regional carrier to compare pilots hired prior to the FOQ ruling with those hired after the FOQ ruling. The study compared 232 pilots hired from 2005–2008 with 184 pilots hired from August 2013–November 2014. The pilots’ date of hire as compared to the date the FOQ ruling went into effect defined the input (Source) variable. Initial training defined the output (Success) variables. The airline name and all …