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The admissibility of factual portions of National Transportation Safety Board (“NTSB”) reports is fertile ground for litigation when litigating claims of liability and damages arising out of an aircraft accident. This paper is intended to provide a very brief overview of this interesting area of aviation law. In writing this article, it is the intent…

Airshow demonstration flying is a rewarding endeavor that requires mastery of the aircraft, situational awareness, and skill. This article is written as a primer for new airshow pilots and a review source for experienced airshow pilots. The scope of this article will be wide and will cover a number of diverse topics.     READ…

INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW As a result of the air disasters involving the Boeing 737 MAX-8 aircraft, the author wrote a paper entitled An Analysis of the Engineering Decisions Made by Boeing in Designing the B-737 MAX Aircraft.[1] It was astonishing to the author that Boeing could have designed and placed in service an aircraft with…

Airshow demonstration flying is a rewarding endeavor that requires mastery of the aircraft, situational awareness, and skill. This article is written as a primer for new airshow pilots and a review source for experienced airshow pilots. The scope of this article will be wide and will cover a number of diverse topics. Read the full…

GENESIS OF THE SHOW APPEARANCE In or during the summer of 2023, I received an email from Jim Buckley about participating in the Cullman Regional Airport Fly-In on November 3 and 4, 2023. While Airbase Georgia of the Commemorative Air Force has a history of having aircraft participate in the Cullman Regional Airport Fly-In, I…

GENESIS OF THE SHOW APPEARANCE In or during the summer of 2023, I received an email from Jim Buckley about participating in the Cullman Regional Airport Fly-In on November 3 and 4, 2023.  While Airbase Georgia of the Commemorative Air Force has a history of having aircraft participate in the Cullman Regional Airport Fly-In, I…

A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF STATUTORY AND REGULATORY PROVISIONS THAT FORBID ECONOMIC DISCRIMINATION AT PUBLIC USE AIRPORTS When an airport operator receives financial assistance from the United States Government to create or render improvements to a public use airport, the Airport Sponsor is required to execute grant assurances. READ FLIGHTWATCH 315 – 7-27-23

By: Alan Armstrong INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW It is no secret that many aviation practitioners do not hold the National Transportation Safety Board (“NTSB” or “Board”) in high esteem in terms of administering justice in aviation enforcement proceedings. The ability of the Board to administer justice is dubious at best. The ad hoc nature of many…

THIS WILL BE EASY               Yes, the words “this will be easy,” echoed in my brain as the word came that I would be flying to Lancaster, Pennsylvania in September 2022.  After all, I had just performed in the Reading Airshow in June 2022, and Lancaster is only about 15 minutes short of Reading.…

An Airshow Pilot’s Vacation   I had two airshow appearances back-to-back.  The first airshow appearance was in Reading, Pennsylvania from June 3 – 5, 2022, and the second airshow appearance was at Greenwood Lake, New Jersey from Jun 10 – 12, 2022. I made the decision to remain in Reading, Pennsylvania for the week following…