by Alan Armstrong | May 30, 2018 | Accident, Media appearance, MIlitary, War Aircraft
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...
by Alan Armstrong | May 30, 2018 | Accident, Media appearance, Travel
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...
by Alan Armstrong | Feb 16, 2018 | Due Process, Enforcement Cases, FAA, NTSB, PBR, Pilot's Bill of Rights, Revocation
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...
by Alan Armstrong | Dec 19, 2017 | Flying Clubs, Formation Flying
Although all the aircraft are not visible in the video, this was a four ship formation training flight that took place on Saturday, December 16, 2017. All formation qualified pilots must accomplish formation flights in a flight of at least four aircraft periodically...
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...
