Colgan Air Act Persuasive Speech Outline

INTRODUCTION

I. Attention Getter:

Aviation is a vital part of our nation. Not only does this industry entail a significant amount of the economy directly, but it indirectly affects the entire economy, since without it there would be millions of businesses affected. Employees would not be able to fly to meetings, cargo would not be able to be quickly shipped, Amazon Prime would not even be able to provide two day service, and lifesaving organs for dying patients would not be able to be transported in time. And now, aviation is under a new threat that is massively reducing the amount of pilots available to fly.

II. Topic Intro:

This new threat is a massive pilot shortage, stemming from captains aging, a decrease in pilot training, and regulations

Credibility:

As a private pilot who is currently in this training system, I will use my research from the Northwest Florida State College database and other reliable aviation sources to back my argument.

IV. Preview:

This speech will first address the background and problems that have arisen from the Colgan Air Act, which have led to a massive pilot shortage. It will then entail a solution in reforming the Colgan Air Act, which will provide different methods of training that will produce even better instruction and thus, more safety. Finally, I will discuss the benefits of such a reform before wrapping up with a conclusion.

BODY

I.

Secondly, the FOQ decrease will result in better safety. A September 2017 article from Flying Magazine shares insight into what pilots are doing to fill the gap to 1500 hours. It states that the number one method of gaining hours is flight instruction, and this occurs in tiny, single engine aircraft, nothing like an airliner. Other options include crop dusting or banner towing, both of which are nothing like flying large aircraft and have extremely different procedures. However, by minimizing the requirements to 500 hours, pilots would be able to gain experience in the cockpit of the aircraft they are going to be flying and they will not incur bad habits while building their