by Alan Armstrong | Jun 14, 2010 | FAA, Law, NTSB
D.C. Court of Appeals reverses the NTSB This issue of Flightwatch will discuss the confusion that abounds at the NTSB about the elements required to be satisfied if the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) is to prevail in a claim against an airman alleging the...
by Alan Armstrong | May 14, 2010 | Aircraft, FAA, Law
Georgia Aircraft Lien Statute A bill about to be signed into law by Georgia Governor Sonny Pur- due will impact aircraft lenders and lessors to the extent aircraft they hold interests in are serviced in Georgia without payment being made for the service. This...
by Alan Armstrong | Mar 15, 2010 | Healthcare, Law, Politics
A Call to Repeal the President’s Healthcare Law A CALL TO REPEAL THE PRESIDENT’S HEALTHCARE LAW A SOUTHERN DEMOCRATIC HERITAGE The author of Flightwatch grew up in the deep South when Georgia was a one party (Democratic) state. Many people in the deep South gave...
by Alan Armstrong | Feb 15, 2009 | Airshows, Civil Liberties, FAA, Law, TSA
TSA’s Large Aircraft Security Program THE GRASS ROOTS ACTIVIST FIGHTING TO PRESERVE CIVIL LIBERTIES THE TSA’S LARGE AIRCRAFT SECURITY PROGRAM Skipper Hyle and I were flying in a flight of four AT-6/SNJ Texans at the Great Georgia Air Show in October of 2008 when...
