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61936CC
1999
PILOT FATIGUE
(10633)
HEARINGS
BEFORE THE
SUBCOMMITTEE ON
AVIATION
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION
AUGUST 3 and SEPTEMBER 15, 1999
Printed for the use of the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
BUD SHUSTER, Pennsylvania, Chairman
DON YOUNG, Alaska
THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin
SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York
HERBERT H. BATEMAN, Virginia
HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina
JOHN J. DUNCAN, Jr., Tennessee
THOMAS W. EWING, Illinois
WAYNE T. GILCHREST, Maryland
STEPHEN HORN, California
BOB FRANKS, New Jersey
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JOHN L. MICA, Florida
JACK QUINN, New York
TILLIE K. FOWLER, Florida
VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan
SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama
STEVEN C. LaTOURETTE, Ohio
SUE W. KELLY, New York
RAY LaHOOD, Illinois
RICHARD H. BAKER, Louisiana
CHARLES F. BASS, New Hampshire
ROBERT W. NEY, Ohio
JACK METCALF, Washington
EDWARD A. PEASE, Indiana
ASA HUTCHINSON, Arkansas
MERRILL COOK, Utah
JOHN COOKSEY, Lousiana
JOHN R. THUNE, South Dakota
FRANK A. LoBIONDO, New Jersey
JERRY MORAN, Kansas
JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, California
LEE TERRY, Nebraska
DON SHERWOOD, Pennsylvania
GARY G. MILLER, California
JOHN E. SWEENEY, New York
JIM DeMINT, South Carolina
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DOUG BEREUTER, Nebraska
STEVEN T. KUYKENDALL, California
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho
JOHNNY ISAKSON, Georgia
DAVID VITTER, Louisiana
JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota
NICK J. RAHALL II, West Virginia
ROBERT A. BORSKI, Pennsylvania
WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI, Illinois
ROBERT E. WISE, Jr., West Virginia
JAMES A. TRAFICANT, Jr., Ohio
PETER A. DeFAZIO, Oregon
BOB CLEMENT, Tennessee
JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois
ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of Columbia
JERROLD NADLER, New York
PAT DANNER, Missouri
ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey
CORRINE BROWN, Florida
JAMES A. BARCIA, Michigan
BOB FILNER, California
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas
FRANK MASCARA, Pennsylvania
GENE TAYLOR, Mississippi
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JUANITA MILLENDER-McDONALD, California
ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland
EARL BLUMENAUER, Oregon
MAX SANDLIN, Texas
ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California
BILL PASCRELL, Jr., New Jersey
LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa
JAMES P. McGOVERN, Massachusetts
TIM HOLDEN, Pennsylvania
NICK LAMPSON, Texas
JOHN ELIAS BALDACCI, Maine
MARION BERRY, Arkansas
RONNIE SHOWS, Mississippi
BRIAN BAIRD, Washington
SHELLEY BERKLEY, Nevada
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SUBCOMMITTEE ON AVIATION
JOHN J. DUNCAN, Jr., Tennessee, Chairman
JOHN E. SWEENEY, New York, Vice Chairman
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DON YOUNG, Alaska
THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin
THOMAS W. EWING, Illinois
JOHN L. MICA, Florida
JACK QUINN, New York
VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan
SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama
RAY LaHOOD, Illinois
CHARLES F. BASS, New Hampshire
JACK METCALF, Washington
EDWARD A. PEASE, Indiana
ASA HUTCHINSON, Arkansas
MERRILL COOK, Utah
JOHN COOKSEY, Louisiana
JOHN R. THUNE, South Dakota
FRANK A. LoBIONDO, New Jersey
JERRY MORAN, Kansas
JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, California
DON SHERWOOD, Pennsylvania
GARY G. MILLER, California
JIM DeMINT, South Carolina
STEVEN T. KUYKENDALL, California
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho
JOHNNY ISAKSON, Georgia
DAVID VITTER, Louisiana
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BUD SHUSTER, Pennsylvania
(Ex Officio)
WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI, Illinois
JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois
CORRINE BROWN, Florida
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas
JUANITA MILLENDER-McDONALD, California
ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland
LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa
JOHN ELIAS BALDACCI, Maine
MARION BERRY, Arkansas
ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of Columbia
ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey
ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California
JAMES P. McGOVERN, Massachusetts
NICK LAMPSON, Texas
NICK J. RAHALL II, West Virginia
JAMES A. TRAFICANT, Jr., Ohio
PETER A. DeFAZIO, Oregon
PAT DANNER, Missouri
BOB FILNER, California
MAX SANDLIN, Texas
TIM HOLDEN, Pennsylvania
JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota
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CONTENTS
Proceedings of:
August 3, 1999
September 15, 1999
AUGUST 3, 1999
TESTIMONY
Ellingstad, Vernon S., Director, Office of Research and Engineering, National Transportation Safety Board
Gilligan, Margaret, Deputy Associate Administrator for Regulation and Certification, Federal Aviation Administration, accompanied by Nick Lacey, Director, Flight Standards Service
Mann, Michael B., Deputy Associate Administrator, Aero-Space Technology, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Meenan, John M., Senior Vice President, Industry Policy, Air Transport Association of America
Woerth, Capt. Duane E., President, Air Line Pilots Association, International
PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY WITNESSES
Ellingstad, Vernon S
Gilligan, Margaret
Mann, Michael B
Meenan, John M
Woerth, Capt. Duane E
SUBMISSIONS FOR THE RECORD
Gilligan, Margaret, Deputy Associate Administrator for Regulation and Cerification, Federal Aviation Administration:
Total Number of Enforcement Cases Involving Flights and Duty Time, chart
Source on Information that lead to EIR case, chart
Type of Final Action Taken, chart
Status of Enforcement Cases Started by Flight Standards, chart
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Number of Final Actions by Type of Action Started by Flight Standards, chart
Flight Standards' Part 121 Scheduled Air Carrier Final Actions, chart
Letter to Rep. Duncan concerning pilot flight time, September 21, 1999
ADDITIONS TO THE RECORD
Allied Pilots Association, Capt. Rich Rubin, Chairman, Flight Time/Duty Time Working Group, statement
FedEx Pilots Association, Capt. David Wells, Safety Committee Chairman, statement
National Air Transportation Association, Hon. James K. Coyne, President, statement
SEPTEMBER 15, 1999
Borrelli, Capt. Bill, Independent Association of Continental Pilots
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Coyne, James K., President, National Air Transportation Association
Rubin, Capt. Rich, National Safety Committee, Allied Pilots Association
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Wells, Capt. David, Safety Committee Chairman, FedEx Pilots Association, on behalf of the Coalition of Airline Pilots Association
PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY WITNESSES
Borrelli, Capt. Bill
Coyne, James K
Rubin, Capt. Rich
Wells, Capt. David
ADDITIONS TO THE RECORD
Association of Air Medical Services, Dawn M. Mancuso, CAE, Executive Director, letter, August 2, 1999
Association of Flight Attendants, Patricia A. Friend, International President, statement
Cooksey, Hon. John, a Representative in Congress from Louisiana
Curran, Thomas R., letter, September 6, 1999
Independent Pilots Association, statement and executive summaries
International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Airline Division, Donald R. Treichler, International Representative, statement
Kopper, Capt. Paul E., Kitty Hawk International, letter, April 21, 2000
Midwest Corporate Aviation, Patrick Ayres, President, letters
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National Air Carrier Association, Edward J. Driscoll, President and CEO, statement, and letter to Hon. Jane F. Garvey, Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration from Stephen A. Alterman, President, Cargo Airline Association, and Ronald N. Priddy, President, National Air Carrier Association, July 13, 2000
National Transportation Safety Board, Jim Hall, Chairman, letter and attachment, November 3, 1999
Chart, summary of current hours-of-service regulations
Charts, Flight Crewmember Duty Period, Flight time, and Rest Requirements
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