by Alan Armstrong | Nov 10, 2017 | Legal, Pilot's Bill of Rights
Drug testing is the bane of pilots and mechanics. According to 14 C.F.R. §120.107, “Each employer shall test each employee who performs a safety-sensitive function for evidence of Marijuana, Cocaine, Opiates, Phencyclidine (PCP), and Amphetamines during each test...
by Alan Armstrong | Sep 1, 2016 | Airports, FAA, Legal
It is the FAA public policy to maintain public airports as part of a national transportation system. In conflict with this policy, many local governments fail to enact or enforce airport zoning ordinances. As a result, public airports throughout the United...
by Alan Armstrong | Aug 16, 2016 | FAA, Legal, NTSB
Press Release WASHINGTON, DC FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION ABANDONS APPEAL IN FAILED PROSECUTION OF COUNTERFEIT AIRCRAFT PARTS CASE FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 2016: Yesterday, the Federal Aviation Administration withdrew its appeal from an Initial Decision of Judge Stephen...
by Alan Armstrong | Mar 16, 2016 | FAA, Legal
On March 7, 2016, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia heard oral argument on a petition for review filed by the Independent Pilot’s Association (hereinafter “IPA”) against the FAA in the case styled: Independent Pilots’ Association v....
by Alan Armstrong | Dec 10, 2015 | Drone Traffic, Legal, Taxes
On March 7, 2016, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia heard oral argument on a petition for review filed by the Independent Pilot’s Association (hereinafter “IPA”) against the FAA in the case styled: Independent Pilots’ Association v....
by Alan Armstrong | Nov 7, 2015 | FAA, Legal, NTSB, Pilot's Bill of Rights, Right to Remain Silent
The author’s purpose in writing this article is to refine and expand our thoughts about the meaning of Section 2(b) of the Pilot’s Bill of Rights, Pub. L. 112-153, August 3, 2012, 126 Stat. 1159 (hereinafter the “PBR”). In promulgating Section 2(b) of the PBR,...
