by Alan Armstrong | Apr 2, 2020 | FAA, Legal, Pilot's Bill of Rights
In an extraordinary act, the FAA has promulgated an enforcement policy notice declaring that it will not take enforcement action against airmen whose medical certificates expire from March 31, 2020 through June 30, 2020. This policy will remain in force and effect...
by Alan Armstrong | Mar 5, 2020 | Airport Vulnerability, Airports, FAA, Hot Topics, Law, Legal, Stop Airports Near Windfarms, Windfarms
Today, the Tuscola Area Airport Authority, the Friends of Tuscola Airport Authority, Inc., and other concerned governmental entities and private citizens caused to be filed with the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia the Initial Brief of...
by Alan Armstrong | Mar 3, 2020 | Aerobatic Aircraft, Flying Clubs, Formation Flying, Hot Topics, Law, Legal, Media appearance, War Aircraft
Alan Armstrong speaks to us about Aerial Demonstrations and Dynamic Maneuvering. Alan Armstrong alan@alanarmstronglaw.com | 770-451-0313 Get Updates About FlightWatch First Name Last Name Email Address Submit Search FlightWatch Search for:...
by Alan Armstrong | Nov 21, 2019 | Civil Liberties, Drug Testing, Healthcare, Law, Legal, Pilot's Bill of Rights, Politics
DOT drug testing is an unmitigated disaster. The failures and abuses of DOT drug testing are being imposed on airmen who, if they cannot provide a sufficient quantity of urine, must confess to having a drug problem, even if they do not, if they want to fly. Even...
by Alan Armstrong | Nov 11, 2019 | Airport Vulnerability, Legal, Stop Airports Near Windfarms, Windfarms
Scientists are just coming to appreciate the problems large fields of WTGs can cause for Air Traffic Control Radar and Weather Radar facilities. Wind turbine generators (WTGs) are increasingly littering the landscape. However, their adverse impact on primary and...
by Alan Armstrong | Oct 17, 2019 | Aircraft, Airport Vulnerability, Airports, Companies, Corporations, Law, Legal, Politics, Stop Airports Near Windfarms, Windfarms
The explosion of wind turbine developments across the United States does not bode well for the continued viability of many public use airports. Overview of the Problem Increasingly, wind farms with wind turbine generators (WTGs) nearly 500 feet above ground level...