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, 2010 | Air Museums, History, Second World War, Travel, War Aircraft
Visit to the Planes of Fame Air Museum A Visit to the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Arizona The Mystique of the Planes of Fame Air Museum Ed Maloney, the founder of the Planes of Fame Air Museum, is an aviation legend. He founded the first air museum west of the Rocky...
by Alan Armstrong | Jan 15, 2010 | Airport Vulnerability, Department of Homeland Security, FAA, Legal, National Security, TSA
TSA Ambitions Threaten the Aviation Community TSA AMBITIONS STILL REPRESENT A SUBSTANTIAL THREAT TO THE AVIATION COMMUNITY The Threat Is Not Over While some members of the aviation community congratulate themselves and each other based on the belief that threats...
by Alan Armstrong | Nov 15, 2009 | Aerobatic Aircraft, Travel, War Aircraft
Visit to Southeast Aero in St Augustine, FL A Visit to Southeast Aero in St. Augustine, Florida Combining Business With Pleasure One of the fortunate things about being an aviation lawyer is the fact that you are allowed to meet some really interesting people doing...
by Alan Armstrong | Oct 15, 2009 | Air Museums, Aircraft, History, Travel
A Visit to the Candler Field Museum A Visit to the Candler Field Museum A Man of Vision and Focus Captain Ron Alexander retired from Delta Airlines and now has set his sights on replicating Candler Field (which is today Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport) as it...
by Alan Armstrong | Sep 15, 2009 | Aircraft, History
Flying an Original 1909 Bleriot XI Flying an Original 1909 Bleriot XI It has been my honor to fly an original 1909 Bleriot this summer at Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome. It is the oldest flying airplane in the country, and its sister ship was the first plane to cross the...
by Alan Armstrong | Aug 15, 2009 | Airshows, History, Travel, War Aircraft
Oshkosh 2009 – – A 21 Hour Odyssey OSHKOSH 2009 – – A Twenty-One Hour Odyssey An Early Morning Departure Our cadre of Oshkosh adventurers reported to Epps Air Service at PDK around 04:00 for an early morning departure in Milo Pinckney’s Navajo...
by Alan Armstrong | Jul 15, 2009 | Airport Vulnerability, Department of Homeland Security, FAA, Legal, National Security, TSA
General Aviation Presents Limited Threats To Security On May 27, 2009, Richard L. Skinner, Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security released his report entitled “The TSA’s Role in General Aviation Security.” The report was made at the request of...
by Alan Armstrong | Jun 15, 2009 | FAA, Legal, NTSB
NSTB adjudicates Falsification Cases on Summary Judgment Historically, if a pilot is accused of violating the Federal Aviation regulations, he receives a trial or hearing before an Administrative Law Judge. The judge considers the evidence and then renders a decision...
by Alan Armstrong | May 15, 2009 | Legal, TSA
Abuses of Power by the TSA INFORMATION BULLETIN PROGRESS IS BEING MADE IN CONGRESS TO CURTAIL ABUSES OF POWER BY THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION The TSA has visited two oppressive initiatives directed toward the United States general aviation community that...
