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A Dangerous New Precedent in FAA Enforcement Law

Imagine a case where the prosecutor can interpret ambiguous regulations in the middle of the trial and the judge is bound by that prosecutor’s interpretation. Even worse, what if the appellate court is also bound to give deference to the prosecutor’s ad hoc interpretations?1 You say that this cannot happen in the U.S. legal system? […]

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Eye of Experience #33:
What Now?

One of the frequently asked questions that instructors and flight school administrators hear quite often from the primary student is: “Once I acquire the Private Pilot Certificate, what then? What can I do with it?” Most often, this student is training to become a pilot just “because” – he or she doesn’t have a specific […]

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You Are Not Welcome Here

If we need more participants in aviation to help share the costs and to improve our power at the ballot box, then why do we fence them out? A critical but fragile group at the ballot box are the peripheral participants who may never rise to the level of spending thousands of dollars in aviation. […]

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