Some of the most dangerous practices are not sufficiently regulated... for example, the excessively low salaries mean that many pilots are working second jobs. This drives a coach and horses through the regulations which require pilots to be fully rested and ready for duty. The issue of Gulfstream trainee's effectively paying for the privilege of being a first officer is utterly inappropriate and very dangerous. This is part of the race to the bottom and needs far more aggressive regulation and enforcement.
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