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On the recordMarch 22, 2023
I could not disagree with you more on the 1,500-hour rule. And to quote Captain Sully Sullenberger, it would be like saying that we don't have enough medical doctors, so let's just cut down a number of years of medical school from 4 to 2 and just say, we are just going to use our simulators and you are never going to touch a patient.
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Tammy Duckworth
Democratic · Illinois

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Duckworth argues against the 1,500-hour pilot training rule, emphasizing safety.

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