Salute to the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum
The Mid-Atlantic Air Museum in Reading, Pennsylvania is an aviation treasure. It houses a remarkable collection of World War II aircraft, many of which are in flying condition, along with a vast collection of World War II artifacts and a machine shop capable of producing many of the parts to restore Second World War aircraft to flying status.
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The 2018 Greenwood Lake Air Show
The Greenwood Lake Air Show takes place in West Milford, New Jersey. Along with John Currenti, I had the opportunity to perform in the Airshow and my impressions of that experience are discussed below.
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Interview on WXIA: Father sues flight school over Son’s death.
Rebecca Lindstrom of WXIA TV, Channel 11, interviewed Alan Armstrong about the death of a student pilot killed on a training flight when his aircraft crashed due to fuel exhaustion. Alan Armstrong filed the complaint for wrongful death against the flight school....
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Interview on WSB-TV about mechanic who threatened to sabotage aircraft
Nicole Carr of WSB-TV, Channel 2 interviewed Alan Armstrong about aircraft mechanic Nuetne Williamson who, in Las Vegas, threatened to sabotage aircraft in the presence of law enforcement officers. Williamson was promptly arrested and incarcerated in Las Vegas, and...
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Interview on CNN about Airbus A-319 windshield failure
On April 15 2018, Alan Armstrong was interviewed by Brianna Keller of CNN about an Airbus A-319 that sustained a failure in the co-pilot's windshield at 33,000 feet over China. Despite the emergency, the captain was able to safely land the aircraft. The failure of the...
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Interview on CBS-46 about C-130 Hercules Military Plane Crash
Alan Armstrong is interviewed by CBS-46's Vince Sims, about the C-130 Hercules Military Transport Plane that crashed near Savannah on May 2, 2018. The plane went down not far from Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport. The aircraft was part of the Puerto Rico...
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Interview on WAGA on April 17 about Southwest Flight 1380
On April 17 2018, Alan Armstrong was interviewed on WAGA Fox 5 by Denise Dillon, about Southwest Flight 1380 which suffered a catastrophic explosion in its left engine (A cfm-56 engine). Southwest Flight 1380 took off from New York, and was headed to Dallas when the...
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Renewed Search for Mechanic Charged in ValuJet Crash
On April 6 2018, Alan Amrstron was interviewed on Fox 5 about the renewed search for the mechanic who was charged in the ValuJet airplane crash, that ocurred on May 11, 1996, when flight 592 crashed into the Everglades, killing all 110 people onboard.
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An Airman’s Manifesto and Petition
As certificated airmen, we hold these facts and conclusions that follow to be self-evident:
An airman’s certificate is a property or liberty interest that cannot be suspended or revoked without affording the airman due process of law including notice and an opportunity for a hearing. See, e.g., White v. Franklin, 637 F.Supp. 601, 610-611 (N.D. Miss. 1986) (“In the present case, plaintiff’s license qualifies as a protectable property interest. ***In the present case, the defendants’ actions totally foreclosed the plaintiff’s opportunity to pursue his career as a flight examiner…As such, the plaintiff possessed a liberty interest requiring a Fifth Amendment due process hearing prior to deprivation.”), Tamura v. Federal Aviation
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Staring into the Jaws of Defeat: Litigation Before The National Transportation Safety Board
You will hear these conversations in hushed tones outside courtrooms or over lunch during a break, “Why did the judge make that ruling?” “How can the FAA call expert witnesses that were undisclosed?” It is no secret among legal practitioners who appear before the...
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