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Pilot too inexperienced

Florida Aviation analyst Jay Rollins spent 25 years as a Captain flying International routes for American Airlines. He now teaches aviation at a south Florida flight school and at the University of Miami. Rollins says the co-pilot of the ill fated Germanwings flight should never have been hired with 600 hours. 1500 hours are required in the U-S. Rollins also says pilots should be required to sign waivers so their medical histories can be shared with the FAA.

“When it comes to reporting, the doctors are somehow cut off from reporting to the airline because of privacy concerns. That has to be loosened for public safety purposes. Perhaps the pilot should be required to sign waivers that allows the company, allows the  FAA to get those medical records”says Rollins

Rollins also says co-workers  who spend hours together in the cockpit should have a mechanism for sharing information about each other to the company when red flags appear.