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,...
by Alan Armstrong | Jul 9, 2014 | Airpool, Corporations, FAA, Legal
FAA REBUFFS AMBITIONS OF AIRPOOLER The Ambitions of AirPooler, Inc. AirPooler sponsors a website that connects pilots and passengers to save money over commercial fares with pilots saving money on the operation of their aircraft. Before the founders of AirPooler set...
by Alan Armstrong | Apr 9, 2014 | Drone Traffic, FAA, Legal
Brendan Schulman, Esq., with the firm of Kramer, Levin, Naftalis and Frankel, LLP in New York, has embarked on a headlong assault on the FAA’s policy restricting the operation of model aircraft and/or unmanned aircraft systems pursuant to a 2007 FAA Policy Statement...
by Alan Armstrong | May 10, 2013 | Companies, FAA, Flight Department, Legal
THE HAZARDS OF OPERATING FLIGHT DEPARTMENT COMPANIES Scope of the Inquiry Flight department companies are routinely employed as subsidiaries of parent corporations or holding companies. These flight department companies, financed by the parent corporations or holding...
by Alan Armstrong | Jul 13, 2012 | FAA, FAR, Legal
CAN AN AIRSHOW PERFORMER FLYING AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT PROVIDE MEDIA RIDES AS PART OF HIS APPEARANCE FEE? The Accepted Industry Practice For many years, it has been an accepted industry practice for pilots of experimental aircraft (especially warbirds) to provide...