European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 21, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday november 21, 198? the stars and stripes Page 5 Faa reviews Pilot certification rules Hilton head Island. 5.c. Al1 the head of he Federal Ayi Ilion administration said thursday his Agency is reviewing ils Pili certification rules and kinking at the Light experience of airline pilots. The Overall experience of pilots 15 of some concern. The Overall flight hours of pilots is of some concern Mian Mcartor old reporters. Bui we Don t know whether that Means a safety Mcartor said he s called fur a review of the Way the Faa certifies pilots. It will be Lite first in 33 Jears. We re going to go Back on a clean Sheet of paper autopsies set in string of patient deaths Haupri auge . A Ceme Tery workers on thursday began to in Earth the bodies of patients who died at a Long Island Hospital so autopsies could determine whether they had been in Jec cd with lethal drugs. Richard Anglo. A registered nurse Alleg edly has told authorities he i a jelled an undetermined number of Pati Msal Good Sama Man Hospital in West Islip with paralysing drugs so that he could revive hem and appear la be a hero said Suffolk county District attorney Patrick Henry. Authorities arc investigating the deaths of 25 former intensive care patients according to Rick Lazio a spokes Man for the District attorney. The county obtained a court order giving it permission to exhume seven bodies this week. Officials plan to seek permission to Eshum More bodies within the next few Days. Or. Charles Mirsch. The chief medical examiner said it could be weeks or longer before autopsy results Are known. Henry said it would be difficult but nol a Pel i Mun i r a Nevi c Tion against Angelo if the tests fail to reveal traces of the drugs. Angelo. 25, at Lindenhurst who was nurse in charge on the night shift at the Hospital before he was suspended oct. 12, is being held without bail on an As Sault charge involving a patient who sur Vived an injection. And see to we measure pilots against competency proficiency and training. We started thai about three months ago he said during a visit to address the Sou in Carolina airports can knee. The co Pilot of a Continental airlines plane that crashed in a snowstorm sunday in Denver killing 28 people had Only 36 hours flying time on a c-9, the airline hat said. The co Pilot who along with the Pilot died in inc crash was apparently at the controls. Aviation experts have expressed concern thai at a Industry expands a shortage of pilots will mean less experienced pilots at the controls. In remarks during a luncheon Mcartor said Holiday travellers should not be concerned because of the Den ver Accident. He said. It s an enormously Safe system Wco Perale in the United Mcartor said the nation needs More and larger airports. While it s a state and local Issue to build an Airport we must raise the debate on airports. To a National he said every Airport interacts with the Faa estimates that by 1
