The problem: To reduce Commercial plane crashes.
The reason: Pilot error
Solution: Upgrade the training programs
What does this training include:
(1) Increase hours of classroom instructions
(2) Communication skills
Conclusion: Airlines should rethink their training approach to reducing commercial crashes.
Why? because the training does not help increase the actual flying time!
My thoughts: Clearly the author is favoring "actual flying times" to a considerable extent.
Question: Assumption
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(A) Training programs can eliminate pilot errors.
Incorrect: If training programs can eliminate pilot errors the author wouldn't have rejected the training program.
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(B) Commercial pilots routinely undergo additional training throughout their careers.
Incorrect: Out of scope. This information doesn't add value to the argument. Knowing about the "additional program" doesn't help us comment on the training program discussed in the above argument
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(C) The number of airline crashes will decrease if pilot training programs focus on increasing actual flying time.
Incorrect: The author has shown favor towards "actual flying hours" BUT it has done so at the cost of dropping (1) and (2) of the training program. What if the author believes that (1) increasing training hours + (2) emphasizing communication + (3) increasing actual flying hours ARE ALL needed to help reduce the pilot error. And since the plan has covered (1) and (2) but not (3) the author has asked to reconsider the plan?
See, all we know is that the author has rejected the plan - rejected (1) and (2) ONLY because (3) was not included. Does this mean that (3) by itself can solve the problem? NO. Rather, it just shows that the author believes that (3) is important enough to be considered.
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(D) Lack of actual flying time is an important contributor to pilot error in commercial plane crashes.
Correct: If the author has scrapped off an entire plan just for "actual flying time" what does that mean? That means that the author believes that this factor is an important contributor and thus MUST BE INCLUDED in the training.
Does the author believe that increasing actual flying time by itself is enough? we don't know that. All we know is that he wants to incorporate this point into the training program.
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(E) Communication skills are not important to pilot training programs.
Incorrect: The author has rejected the training program that covers communication skills. Does this mean the author is completely rejecting communication skills? NO. Communication skills could very well be important to the training programs BUT probably the author wants more than just communication skills. (As discussed above) he also wants "actual flying time" to be included as well
Answer: (D)