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Table 22 (Cont.)
[[2 Columned Table]]
| Causes of Unsafe Airline Flying | Frequency | Frequency | Frequency |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| D. Airline Companies' Polices and Procedures |   |   | 130 |
| 1. Airline Company Training Programs |   | 58 |   |
| a. Inadequate training when pilots assigned to new plane or equipment | 23 |   |   |
| b. Lack of practice of procedures seldom used in route area | 10 |   |   |
| c. Inadequate knowledge of type of plane being flown | 5 |   |   |
| d. Training is too fast to be complete -- inadequate training | 4 |   |   |
| e. Insufficient training of radio operators | 3 |   |   |
| f. Flying  more than one type of plane | 3 |   |   |
| g. Large aircraft too much for some pilots | 2 |   |   | 
| h. Insufficient checking on the job | 2 |   |   |
| i. Insufficient practice for emergency situations | 2 |   |   | 
| j. Co-pilots should be trained to assume half responsibility | 1 |   |   |
| k. some captains are poor teachers | 1 |   |   | 
| l. Co-pilots lack previous instruction | 1 |   |   | 
| m. Too lax in qualifying pilot to fly a route | 1 |   |   | 

| 2. Airline  Company Personnel Policies |   | 45 |   |
| a. Shouldn't pay pilots on hourly basis | 8 |   |   | 
| b. Shouldn't pay pilots on trip basis | 5 |   |   | 
| c. Irregular hours for pilots | 5 |   |   |
| d. Physical training program is needed | 4 |   |   | 
| e. Inadequate pay | 4 |   |   | 
| f. Best men not being selected | 4|   |   | 
| g. Co-pilot salary too low to attract best men | 4 |   |   | 
| h. Retirement plan needed | 4 |   |   | 
| i. Deadheading between terminals | 2 |   |   | 
| j. Ground personnel not having flying experience | 1 |   |   | 
| k. Co-pilots rotated too fast | 1 |   |   |
| l. Personality conflict -- captain and co-pilot | 1 |   |   |
| m. Time off shouldn't be interrupted | 1 |   |   | 
| n. Should have Sr. Captain, Jr. Captain, and Co-pilot on each trip | 1 |   |   | 

| 3. Airline Company Maintenance of Aircraft |   | 13 |   | 
| a. Inadequate maintenance of aircraft | 10 |   |   |
| b. Planes should be checked on each turn-around | 2 |   |   | 
| c. Planes should be checked after each thunderstorm | 1 |   |   |

| 4. Airline Company Operations |   | 14 |   |
| a. Long unanticipated delays | 4 |   |   |
| b. Too much paper work during the flight | 3 |   |   | 
| c. Layovers should be about 16 hours, or jump to 32 -- 24 hour layover very bad | 2 |   |   |

Transcription Notes:
REOPENED! THIS IS NOT A TWO COLUMN TABLE - IT IS A 4 COLUMN TABLE.