by Alan Armstrong | Nov 12, 2022 | Airshows
An Airshow Pilot’s Vacation I had two airshow appearances back-to-back. The first airshow appearance was in Reading, Pennsylvania from June 3 – 5, 2022, and the second airshow appearance was at Greenwood Lake, New Jersey from June 10 – 12, 2022. I made the decision to...
by Alan Armstrong | Apr 19, 2022 | Airshows, Formation Flying, Japanese Bomber
The 2022 Wings Over Colombus Airshow The 2022 Wings Over Columbus Airshow was an event both ambitious in scope and excellent in execution. It was ambitious in scope because it featured so many major league performers such as the United States Air Force Thunderbirds,...
by Alan Armstrong | Mar 21, 2022 | Airports, FAA, Hot Topics, Law, Legal
Argument Before the 11th Circuit US Court of Appeals On Tuesday, March 15, 2022, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit heard oral argument from counsel in Palm Beach County and City of Atlantis, Florida v. Federal Aviation Administration and...
by Alan Armstrong | Feb 17, 2022 | Airlines, Airports, Companies, Corporations, Covid, Department of Justice, Hot Topics, Media appearance
Delta Requests Department of Justice To Establish a National ‘No Fly List’ For Unruly Passengers The tragic loss of life on September 11, 2001, resulted in heightened security at airports and more stringent regulations to ensure passenger safety compliance in...
by Alan Armstrong | Feb 14, 2022 | Aerobatic Aircraft, Airshows, Flying Clubs, Japanese Bomber
Pensacola beach Airshow: November 5 and 6, 2021 When the United States Navy cancelled the airshow at Naval Air Station Pensacola, several concerned citizens and business organizations took up the slack and decided to organize their own private Pensacola Beach Airshow,...
by Alan Armstrong | Dec 10, 2021 | Civil Liberties, Drug Testing, FAA, Hot Topics, Law, Legal, NTSB
NTSB and FAA drug test error On Monday, December 13, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia will hear oral arguments in Pham v. National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration. At issue is whether an airman...
by Alan Armstrong | Dec 7, 2021 | Aircraft, FAA, Law, Legal
Judicial deference and the futility of litigating civil penalty cases In the sphere of administrative law that pertains to aviation litigation, due process is a commodity in very short supply. In fact, the notion of “administrative law” is an oxymoron because of the...
by Alan Armstrong | Oct 8, 2021 | Accident, Airports, Media appearance, Video
Alan Armstrong on CBS on deadly P210 crash Interview with Crystal Bui of CBS-46 on October 21, 2021, about the crash of a Cessna P210 aircraft at the DeKalb Peachtree Airport on October. 8, 2021. UPDATE: National Transportation Safety BoardAviation Accident...
by Alan Armstrong | Aug 24, 2021 | Law, Legal
Structuring Flight Operations of Jet Aircraft CLICK HERE to read the version of this article published in the Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association LPBA Journal Fall 2021 Structuring the operations of expensive aircraft operated by well-endowed corporations is an activity...
by Alan Armstrong | Jun 16, 2021 | Airports, Civil Liberties, FAA, Hot Topics, Law, Legal
Palm Beach requests stay on jet ban decision at Lantana Airport After five years of litigation and losing four times, Palm Beach County has sought a stay of the FAA’s order directing that jets be permitted to land at Lantana airport Introduction and Overview On May 3,...