Kenneth Steven Gray

Though this rule change would ultimately benefit my company as many of competitors short change the training requirements to gain an economic advantage, I still feel that this rule goes a bit too further than necessary to achieve the desired results. I feel that an operator should be able to review the training that a new hire had previously received at any one of the FAA approved 142 training centers and receive credit for any and all training that was accomplished that is required in their own training manual. The operator would only have to perform the aircraft specific ground training and flight training that is required in their manual that was lacking from the last training received at an approved 142 training center. I DO believe that the new hire should undergo all company related Initial new Hire ground training (basic indoctrination training) and non-aircraft specific training as outlined in their FAA approved training manuals. This would preclude the omission of any company specific information that a new hire would be responsible for.