
For my research topic I'm going to revolve around the aeronautical industry.  My research question is going to be How the FAA can make changes in order to reduce required pilot hours for an Airline Transportation License while also ensuring experienced pilots for passenger planes. This questions has been debated since the day it was approved and has led to numerous amounts of problems in the aeronautical field. The airline industry is a dear topic to myself, coming from an aeronautical family I've come to take a deep interest in the field. It comes from a personal interest because as the Federal Aviation Administration changes their rulings and regulation, it first handedly affects our family due mostly to the major economic consequences. Also as an aspiring aircraft mechanic my future is invested in this industry, if there were ever a shortage of pilots airlines would be forced to shut down and therefore I'd be forced to find an alternative profession. In terms of being qualified for writing about Airline Transportation License, our family has personally experienced the harshness and economical requirements to support my brother (aspiring pilot) through the difficult process of flight school. 

My first article, "New FAA Qualifications" by Joan Lowy initially discuuses about the brief summary of the ruling, then the article continues in a depth to explain the crash causing it, as well as arguing several points to why it shouldn't play a role in this new ruling. The article then goes on to explain the financial tolls this will have on future pilots and the distance that is put between reality and perception. Then it goes into the facts about how airlines have recently been lowering their expectations on incoming pilots due to a shortage of experienced pilots. In terms of major values and interests at stake this article focuses on the events that led to the implementation of the rulings. For instance in the Buffalo plane crash where the fifty passengers and crew died, this was perhaps the prime leader in the rule changes, even though both pilots had close to twice the amount of required time. As an argumentative article it does a good job at eliminating as much bias as possible. It intends on viewing both sides of the story as well as confronting other well-known officials who are renown in the aeronautical industry. Joan Lowy is in the associated press for the industry and has written numerous articles relating to the issue at hand.

My second article, "FAA bosting Aviation Safety" by Alison Duquette and focuses on the factual information at hand in the article. The article starts off by discussing the recent changes that have been made by the FAA where ranking first office must possess at least 1500 hours to be ATP certified for commercial airlines. Then the article goes on to discuss why the restrictions have been put in place, which briefly sums the Buffalo plane crash that was caused by pilot error. Lastly the article talks about how the previous hour requirements for co-pilots was outdated and that moving forward an extensive amount of hours should be required before being able to condone in the transportation through airlines. In terms of major values this article resides at more of presenting the audience with the facts and letting them decide what to do with the information. This is why most of the interest is in the facts of the article, where the before and after hour requirements are merely presented. This article is mainly based around a factual aspect and as an informative article does an exceptional job at being able to limit the amount of bias.  The Author of the article is Alison Duquette who has been in relation to several posts tied within the FAA. She is seen as credible because she currently works for the Federal Aviation Administration and therefore has a well knowledge background of the information.

Lastly there is my third article, "The New ATP" by Rick Durden, at the beginning the article gives a brief overview of the changes that are to come to the aeronautical industry as we know it, then the author goes into an in depth summary on the new regulations that also come along with the hour restriction. The author then gets into the ugly matter of the future effects on the population of the pilot pool, which is further frustrating congress and not to mention the pilots themselves. Finishing up the article the author talks about other possible payment plans for pilots. In terms of major values and interests the article likes to focus on the repercussions the aeronautical industry is going to have in the future when this rule fully sinks in. Also the article takes great interest in talking about the alternative ways that aspiring pilots can pay off the massive amounts of debt they will have accrued. Author Rick Durden is a current attorney, he specializes in aviation law and an author of a few aviation novels. In addition to the respected aviation novels, he also found "the pilot lounge", an online chat room for pilots. The context in the article focuses on both sides of the argument and leaves a small window of bias, Durden shows ways to get around the problem at hand which is extremely useful. 

The interesting concept about the research question is many people in a majority of fields wouldn't know too much or even that the rulings have been implemented, however in the aeronautical field it is currently a widely debated question. The question is so arguable because it requires so much more time and money than before, affecting the quantity of pilots which then influences the airlines. Some agreements that have popped up revolve around a pilots experience and the circumstances of a crash, both pilots involved in the Buffalo crash met almost double the requirements. When talking about disagreements some of the articles were a little one sided, granted most weren't, but there was one that seemed to be really short sided. The incorporation of different sources really helped to further ensure my viewpoint on this topic, the sources referenced used extremely credible and well known people in the industry that carry a heavy weight with their words. After further reading into the articles I can honestly say I have no doubts in my questions and wouldn't revise the question itself.

