by Alan Armstrong | Apr 2, 2020 | FAA, Legal, Pilot's Bill of Rights
In an extraordinary act, the FAA has promulgated an enforcement policy notice declaring that it will not take enforcement action against airmen whose medical certificates expire from March 31, 2020 through June 30, 2020. This policy will remain in force and effect...
by Alan Armstrong | Nov 21, 2019 | Civil Liberties, Drug Testing, Healthcare, Law, Legal, Pilot's Bill of Rights, Politics
DOT drug testing is an unmitigated disaster. The failures and abuses of DOT drug testing are being imposed on airmen who, if they cannot provide a sufficient quantity of urine, must confess to having a drug problem, even if they do not, if they want to fly. Even...
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 10, 2015 | Drone Traffic, Legal, Taxes
On March 7, 2016, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia heard oral argument on a petition for review filed by the Independent Pilot’s Association (hereinafter “IPA”) against the FAA in the case styled: Independent Pilots’ Association v....
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,...
