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While most will agree that federal spending needs to be reined in; we seem to disagree as to the best places to save money. We especially have a problem if it affects our own pockets. I have spoken with many ATC’s and the majority seem to be not against privatization, as long as they safe-guarded. I think it is

safe to say that the general aviation community feels the same, that safe-guard being no user fees. Recent events indicate the 21st Century Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization (AIRR) Act has gained support by the National Air Traffic

The Future of ATC and General Aviation

An interesting case came out of the National Transportation Safety Board in January of this year. The case has all the appearances of the usual, “pilot had failed to disclose a drunk driving arrest in answering question 18v on his medical, and his license was revoked,” case. What caught my attention was that the case had been remanded back to the administrative law judge for additional findings. The citation of the case is: FAA v. Bandar K. Abuznadah, NTSB Order No. EA-5803, Docket SE-30300, January 5, 2017. Most of my practice is criminal litigation in the State of Ohio. I take a lot of cases to trial. My joke is that I'm a bad negotiator but the truth is I just try a lot of cases. When a jury returns a verdict, they either say guilty or not guilty and the same is true with a trial to a judge. There is no need to explain why they decided my client was guilty or not. They are allowed to just reach a verdict. FAA administrative cases are different in that the board requires the administrative law judge to make findings of fact regarding the credibility of each witness.

For a litigator, this could be a fascinating exercise in learning how a federal administrative judge makes the decision to believe one witness and not another.

What happened in this case is that the administrative law judge who heard the case, Judge William R. Mullins, did not provide specific findings of fact regarding the credibility of the witnesses who testified at the hearing.But I am getting ahead of myself, Bandar K. Abuznadah, was an airline transport pilot (ATP) who was on arrested in Savanna, Georgia for driving under the influence of alcohol October 3, 2015. He applied for a first-class airmen medical certificate on August 18, 2016. He used his cell phone to access the Federal Aviation Administration's online system and filled out the application using his phone. The respondent selected “no,” in answering question 18v: “have you ever in your life had any of the following: history of any arrest and/or convictions involving driving while intoxicated by while impaired by or while under the influence of alcohol or drug.”

The respondent testified

that he filled out this application on August 18, 2016 and did not know that his case had been resolved by a guilty plea. He further testified that he did not know this until August 19, 2016, one day after he filled out his application.

In November of 2016, the Administrator issued an emergency order revoking the respondent’s ATP, his airman medical certificate and all other certificates that he held. This was an emergency order revocation based upon his intentionally falsifying his answer on his medical application.

The actual hearing was interesting in that his attorney raised the issue that the Government Accountability Office GAO had issued a report in April 2014 regarding the FAA's medical certification process. The report suggested that the FAA should improve the usability of its online application system and the clarity of the pilot’s medical form.

At the hearing the respondent indicated that he did not believe that he had to report the DUI arrest because as of

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The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) joined a consortium of general aviation groups united in opposition to legislation introduced by Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pennsylvania), which includes provisions to turn the nation’s air traffic control infrastructure and services to a privatized, non-profit board dominated by commercial aviation interests. The joint statement came from EAA, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), National Air Transportation Association (NATA), General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), and Helicopter Association International (HAI):

“As we have previously stated, privatizing ATC is a bad solution in search of a nonexistent problem,” said

Jack J. Pelton, EAA CEO and Chairman. “The unknown costs, transition, and fallout from this plan would be extremely harmful to general aviation. EAA supports modernization of the American airspace system, and progress is happening with the input of all the system’s stakeholders. This new legislation would do nothing to solve any current technology or efficiency issues, while undermining the world’s most extensive general aviation system and disrupting the world’s largest and safest air traffic control system.”

The full text of the joint aviation group letter is included below:

GENERAL AVIATION GROUPS UNITED IN OPPOSITION TO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL

PRIVATIZATION General Aviation is an important American industry

that generates over $219 billion in total economic output, supports 1.1 million jobs, and includes a network of thousands of airports and heliports that connect many rural communities to the rest of the world.

After a thorough and detailed review of Chairman Bill Shuster’s (R-PA) proposal to remove our nation’s air traffic control operations from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), we have concluded that these reforms, while well intentioned, will produce uncertainty and unintended consequences without achieving the desired outcomes.

We believe Chairman Shuster has raised the issue of reform in a meaningful and thoughtful manner and while we enjoy the safest most efficient air traffic control system in the world,

we also believe that reforms, short of privatization, can better address the FAA’s need to improve its ability to modernize our system.

We have concluded that any structural and governance reforms that require protections for an important sector of users is fundamentally flawed.

In addition, the billions of dollars and time that would be spent transitioning our nation’s air traffic control system to a not-for-profit entity can be better applied to the continuing progress to update and modernize our air traffic control system.Moreover, with strong bipartisan opposition in both the House and Senate to remove air traffic control operations from the FAA, we believe efforts should

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AOPA advocates for protecting the freedom to fly, and everything that goes along with those freedoms. Sadly, we are seeing a small number of FBOs affecting access for aircraft owners and pilots by

imposing egregious prices, and seemingly preventing pilots from doing what they love most. Many of these problematic FBOs have been part of recent industry consolidations at high demand airports and they are often the only FBO that serves an airport.

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In 2016, merger fever really heated up. Rates for FBO fees and fuel prices continued to climb at these locations, where many times fees were demanded even when pilots didn’t request any services. Flash forward

to 2017, where the chorus of complaints from members has skyrocketed, with fees reaching rates that pilots say are preventing them from accessing certain FBO locations.

Airport sponsors—generally those municipalities or authorities that own airports--can influence prices at their facilities. In fact, when accepting federal grants, they have a direct responsibility to guarantee fair, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory pricing. New regulations aren’t necessary to remedy the current circumstances facing general aviation. However, there should be transparency in fair and reasonable fees, especially when pilots arrive on a ramp and don’t require services.

From what we are currently seeing, airport sponsors and community leaders are the solution. Pricing concerns expressed to AOPA to date also include reports submitted by FBO managers who are aware that the “outrageous” prices charged at some locations have detrimental consequences on the entire pilot population. We are working with community leaders to find a solution that works for all parties involved, and that includes airport managers and sponsors who have asked for our help and guidance. Officials at California’s Orange County airport took action to replace an FBO that was charging too much. In Jackson Hole, Wyoming, the airport board agreed to allow a competitive FBO after hearing complaints

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While there may not be a quick solution to solve this problem, AOPA continues to work with the FAA and industry stakeholders, to ensure that steps are taken to preserve profitability for FBOs and reasonable access for pilots at public-use airports.

AOPA continues to encourage input from our members and to work with stakeholders and communities to eliminate egregious prices. If you believe you have been the victim of unreasonable pricing at an FBO, please send us a report at aopa.org/FBOfees.

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It was the first jet to launch ETOPs (Extended Range -Twin-Engine Operations) or as I always called it – Engines Turn or People swim. Up until 1980 the only jets doing overwater direct-great circle routes were four and three engine 747s’, 707s’, DC-8s’, L-1011s’, and DC-10s’. Engine reliability and the advent of advanced automation made twin-engine direct travel a reality.Lastly, the 767 was the first jet to ‘autoland’ and that means literally land itself; no pilot control and the only thing you get to touch is the thrust reversers once you’re securely planted on terra firma.

The 200 series 767 was a natural replacement for the older four-engine kerosene burners. At an all-up weight of 351,000 pounds the DC-8 burned a whopping 13,000 pounds per hour in long range cruise, but the 767 cut it to 9600 pounds for the same weight making my company’s decision to buy them as a Douglas replacement an easy one. I jump seated on the 767 and rode shotgun on sim’ checks to build my knowledge

base but it just wasn’t the same. When the opportunity presented itself to hop in the seat, I jumped. One of our FAA representatives needed a sim partner in order to get his type. “You interested”? I damn near fell out of my chair but maintained a facsimile of composure simply drawing out a long “Yes, I suppose”.

I was about to say goodbye to a month and a week of my life, immersing myself mind, body, and damn near soul

into this pioneer Boeing jet. The systems were a breeze, having taught the plane through numerous recurrent ground schools. Now that’s not saying I didn’t learn a thing or two. Funny, no matter how close you are to something you’re never too close not to learn something new. And learn I did. My weak areas were the flows, checklists, and immediate action items; areas familiar to me but not down pat to IRS (instantaneous regurgitation standards). You see my company is known throughout pilot blogs as “Checklist Nazis”, meaning not only do you have to recite each call verbatim; you have to use the same inflection. “You not say it right – NO flaps for you”.


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It is amazing to me that there have been very few in-flight accidents involving civilian VFR and military aircraft flying low level training routes. Military route charts look like a cat got into the yarn basket – they are incredibly difficult to interpret, and most pilots don’t have them lying round for easy access. There are very few areas of the country which do not contain any military training routes or MOA’s – northwestern Colorado, eastern Utah, Wyoming and Montana are the least crowded. Of course the low level routes are shown on sectionals and in low altitude IFR charts – with no indication of how to tell if they are active. This is because they are not regularly active – the wing commander wakes up in the morning and decides which aircraft will fly which route and at what time randomly. Some routes are more popular than others.The military publishes textual and graphic descriptions of all military training routes in the country. The VFR sectional chart contains all Special Use Airspace (SUA), Military Training Routes (MTR – IR and VR), Aerial Refueling (AR), Slow Speed Routes (SR) and Restricted airspace. They are continuously active unless otherwise specified in a table shown on the chart. Having said that, I will mention that though Military Operating Areas (MOA) may be scheduled active on the charts daily, this does not mean that there are any

aircraft currently playing inside of them. These are the places that fighter jets practice maneuvers. IFR aircraft are routed around the areas automatically by Center, but VFR can transit if they wish to. The Center or Approach Control governing the area always knows when aircraft are actually using the area, and they are notified at least half an hour before the aircraft will be entering the area. VFR aircraft can call the Center controllers directly and ask if a MOA is occupied when they get close to that airspace and are thinking of taking a shortcut. If Flight Service is called they won’t know – they have to call Center and ask as well. I would recommend that any VFR pilot thinking about cutting through those areas be extra cautious. When I worked at the ARTCC we’d occasionally listen in on the frequencies used by the military pilots in those areas while they were practicing dogfights – they are enthusiastically focused on search and destroy. Of course, in practice they are using “electronic” simulation instead of actual bullets. The pilot of a Cherokee told me he made the mistake of flying through an active MOA once and the jet jocks decided it would be fun to dive bomb and buzz around the slower aircraft. Remember that Prohibited Areas are off limits continually to protect the people or facilities they serve. Many Restricted areas are also permanently

closed to civilian traffic; others have the active hours published on sectionals and IFR Enroute Low Altitude charts. Restricted airspace has a wide variety of purposes. Like the MOA’s some of it is for Military use – bombing practice areas for instance. Some of it is to protect aircraft from the results of ongoing scientific research. White Sands Missile Range is exactly that – a location to lob missiles from place to place covering hundreds of miles. During the heyday of NASA’s shuttle program, they would use restricted airspace for astronauts to practice landings – take the modified G2 trainer aircraft up to 35,000 feet and feather back their engines then glide like a rock towards the desert floor. Not something any sane pilot would like to fly through accidentally. So what happens to a civilian who flies accidentally into restricted airspace? I have a friend who loves to fly gliders and is very good at it. He departed Moriarity airport one time and managed to get up to 15,500 feet VFR on the thermals. The flow aloft that day was primarily from the north and before he knew it he was heading into a really large restricted area. He found a place to land and was immediately surrounded by green vehicles and people with guns. Military radars are both on the surface and aloft, mounted on large aircraft (E3s) which fly a pattern in

the flight levels. They are aloft whenever the president and vice-president travel as well. Many small aircraft which have not familiarized themselves with the VIP TFR’s will penetrate those zones and the airborne radar records their transgression and relays it to the fighter jets protecting the area. The pilot is forced to land and the best he can hope for is that FSDO fines him. The United States is rich with large uncontrolled regions of airspace. But there are walls in the sky drawn by men with invisible ink. Stay aware. Stay away. “Air to Ground” is the title of Rose Marie Kern’s book on Air Traffic Control and aviation weather products. She is currently touring the

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Would you like to join a flying club consisting of more than 1,000 members? I recently read of a 1,000-member club having aircraft at 5 airports with equipment ranging from a Pitts to a Piper Malibu. In addition, if a member is in the mood for a twin or a state of the art GA flight simulator, there is that. I also ran across an article on the web about the Aero Club of Pittsburgh, Pa. A 2009 Trib Live article made some interesting points about this particular group of flyers back in the day.

In 2009 the club celebrated its 100th year. Since aviation was just a Baby Ace at the time the club formed, not a lot of people knew much of anything about aircraft. That means that literally very few U.S. citizens had ever seen one. That’s right. They had not seen let alone had the opportunity to fly in an “aeroplane.” Therefore, the main requirement for membership was very basic. Members should have seen at least one aircraft.

The greatly respected club grew at one time to 350 members. Within that

membership you can find many aviation luminaries.

I was going to go on about some more clubs like the Reading Aero Club at Reading Regional Airport (RDG). They formed in 1929 with 14 members and they’re still around. Point being – there are lots of clubs, some of which have been here for many years.

My home airport is the new home to the Deer Lakes Pilots Club. They don’t have a thousand members, a Malibu, a Citabria, or a Baron. They do have enough members to throw a blast of a picnic and cook

up some juicy barbecues at Pittsburgh – Butler Regional (BTP). I went to the picnic. Food was free and anyone interested in aviation or food was invited.

Clubs develop traditions and this one is no exception. In any group you can find the traditional corn roasts, chili cook-offs, fly-in breakfasts and any number of actifities. So, for a more traditional club, a more down home, lets have a picnic and go flying type, you can join this sort of association.

And if you’re not into picnics and other events you may just want to sit

inside the hangar, look out the windows and enjoy the landing and departing traffic and come up with some more traditions.

This club, the Deer Lakes Pilots Club, formed during the Golden Age Of general aviation. When was that? You can debate the topic until the cows and the J-3s come home. For the purpose of this article let’s say it was during the end of the 1960s. That would be about the time light twins came into vogue and tail draggers ran into some competition from the new-fangled tri-cycle gear aircraft.

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At the same time some of those old WWII bombers that had been converted into corporate aircraft with the (oh so long picture windows on the fuselages) were making way for the new turbines. War surplus bombers and Gooneybirds were finally becoming history in terms of corporate travel.

Speaking of clubs and aviation traditions like AirVenture - my home airport (KBTP) is beginning a new tradition for OSH pilots.

The airport will have a free pilot welcome station from July 21-July 31 stocked with cold drinks, coffee and snacks along with one of the lowest fuel prices in WesternPennsylvania.

Pilots who purchase 5 gallons or more of self-serve fuel can use their receipt to get a free appetizer with the purchase of any entrée at Serventi’s Ristorante.

There’s also maintenance, rental cars, free WiFi, and

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If you’re tired and want a break contact: [email protected] to arrange accommodations including concierge and hotel.

If you’re doing the OSH flight whether you stop at Butler or not, its helpful to remember one of those old aviation platitudes: “Truly superior pilots are those who use their superior judgment to avoid those situations where they might have to use their superior skills.”

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Hello to all of you! Summer has flown in and landed. We have had some really nice days to fly. I hope you were able to take advantage of the nice weather and get out and fly. We all need to keep in mind that the weather can quickly change and a pop up thunderstorm is very common, they can be very dangerous if you fly near or through them. Please be careful and watch your weather while flying.

I want to discuss getting your plane ADS-B compliant by 2020. If you haven't put your application in to the FAA for your $500 rebate, what are you waiting for? Jump onto their website at www.faa.gov/nextgen/equipadsb/rebate and get your application in. Last time I checked there were about 12,000 rebates left to give out! We are talking free money from the FAA!! They also added those who complied before the start dates to the rebate eligibility list. So if you installed your ADS-B, before there start dates you now qualify for a rebate!

I have heard many pilots saying they are not worried about the dead line for 2020, because the FAA will just push it back further. Please know that will not be the case; they are on track to meet this deadline and you need to be also. The FAA has told me there won't be any extensions for 2020 ADS-B.

As for any questions about rules and regulations, they can be answered by the FAA, or by your local avionics shop. An avionics dealer can also make recommendations on what equipment is better for your plane. Did you know that you can also call any of the ADS-B equipment manufacturers and ask

them questions? They are more than happy to help you in your decision making process. There are many units out there, the choice is yours to make. Don't wait too long, because all the avionics shops are super busy and running behind on installs. Plus there is a flight test you need to do along with paper work that needs completed, these can take some time to finish.

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Paperless renewal service and new content addedFlight instructors have had the option of Sporty’s online FIRC, and now it’s even easier to renew your CFI. With the option of paperless ACR service, flight instructors who complete Sporty’s online FIRC have the option for Sporty's to process their CFI renewal paperwork and issue a temporary certificate.

In addition, hundreds of content updates have been made to Sporty’s FIRC to meet the latest FAA guidance. Content has been updated to include the latest general aviation technology. The updated FIRC provides links to Sporty’s and FAA’s resources as well as resources to share with students.

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“Sporty’s eFIRC was developed from scratch with today’s modern CFI in mind so you won’t find just a rehash of regulations and dry FOI theory,” says Sporty’s Academy President Eric Radtke. “Rather, you’ll learn about topics pertinent to today’s flight training environment.”

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Controllers Association. A statement released by NATCA President Paul Rinaldi indicates supporting the 21st Century Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization (AIRR) Act proposed by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster, R-Pa..

On behalf of the ATC’s he stated: After extremely careful review, consideration, and deliberation, we have decided to support the bill because it fully aligns with NATCA’s policies, practices, and core principles. We made sure that we clearly understood how this bill would protect the National Airspace System (NAS) and allow it to continue to grow, as well as how it would protect the men and women who are the backbone of the system. This bill protects our workforce – including pay, benefits, retirement, and collective bargaining rights. He continued by stressing the following:

NATCA is focused on providing a stable, predictable funding stream to operate and improve the NAS. To get our Union’s support, any ATC reform legislation must, at a minimum, meet our Four Core Principles for Reform:

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• Maintain safety and efficiency as the top priorities;

• Provide a stable, predictable funding stream that adequately supports air traffic control services, staffing, hiring and training, long-term modernization, preventative maintenance, and ongoing modernization of the physical infrastructure; and

• Ensure continued service to all segments of our nation’s diverse aviation community.

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to considering any FAA reauthorization or FAA reform proposal, as long as it addresses the problems with the status quo and is not a for-profit model. NATCA also supports the provisions in H.R. 2800, the Aviation Funding Stability Act, introduced by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Peter DeFazio, D-Ore.

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the date of the filling of out of the application he had not yet been convicted. At the hearing he testified that that English was not his first language and that there was no equivalent in Arabic for the term, “and/or” and that he interpreted the phrase, ”arrest and/or conviction,” to mean arrest and conviction or a conviction without being arrested. He testified that when he completed the August 2016 medical certificate application, he believed the truthful and correct response to question 18v was “No”.

As I mentioned before, the NTSB sent the case back to the Administrative Law Judge because he did not make the required credibility determination, but rather made generalizations dealing various expert witnesses and the testimony of the Respondent.

Elaborating on the failure of the Administrative Law Judge’s failure to state his basis for credibility, the board stated, “It is well settled that where a respondent

contends he or she is confused about the meaning of a question or asserts he or she provided an incorrect answer as a result of allegedly misunderstanding the question, our law judges must make a credibility determination concerning the alleged confusion and the respondents state of mind at the time he or she completed the application.” Administrator v. Dillman, NTSB Order EA-5528 (2010)Administrative law judges in writing their opinions generally give socially and legally acceptable justifications for believing witnesses. They cite: testimony consistent with verifiable facts, the witnesses’ interest in the outcome of the case, the recollection or lack of recollection as to certain events. These holdings as credibility determinations are acceptable to the NTSB. They probably come close to stating why the judge believed a witness but are not necessarily totally accurate.

In my opinion judges and juries grade witnesses on their credibility. I call this

a “credibility number.” Some witnesses walk into the courtroom with high “credibility number.” Fact witnesses, witnesses who were standing at the wrong place at the wrong time and observed an event, become fact witnesses. They usually have no reason to lie. They walk into the courtroom with a high “credibility number.” Government employees usually have medium “credibility numbers.” Wise judges know that government can be just as screwed up as private businesses. If what the government employee says makes sense he or she will get high numbers. Defendants and respondents start off with low numbers.

Bear in mind there is nothing official about “credibility numbers.” It is my way of expressing believability.

Here is the problem for the Respondent, Mr. Abuznadah: First, he is the Respondent. He has a lot to lose if he loses this case. Second, he is an Airline Transport Pilot. In theory, he is at the top of the pilot industry. The FAA and the

public hold him to the highest standards in competency and professionalism. Third, his pilot’s certificate says

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My sim partner and I spent many a night working through cockpit flows in a paper tiger (procedures trainer), calling out this and that from the respective seat, only to switch seats and do it all over again. Flows and immediate action items danced through my head to the point that one night I woke up from a dead sleep yelling: “MISSED APPROACH, SET GO-AROUND THRUST, FLAPS 20 – POSITIVE RATE GEAR UP”. Needless to say Donna was not amused and told me to shut up or declare an emergency.

I slaughtered single engine raw data approaches until I felt out the sweet spots and embraced the numerous gouges. However, the flying part was a breeze compared to the use of the Flight Management System (FMS) via the Mode Control Panel and that’s where you earn your money. It’s a computer brother: Crap In – Crap Out. You’ve got to tell it what to do, when to do it, and how you want it done. It’s not sentient like HAL 9000 and can’t divine your intentions.

It’s a dumb box and it better not be the smartest computer in the cockpit or you’re in trouble. When I first approached it I must have had the look of a dog gazing intently at a nuclear reactor. For a week I never got above 2,000 feet and landed maybe twice out of 20 approaches. The low-level capture or level-off after takeoff or go-around was a get-on-it, button pushing, flap-ratcheting affair. It was worse on go-around since everything happens all at once and right at level off. The gist is: if you can handle the plane in this regime then 400 feet LNAV, 1,000 feet VNAV to a steady state climb is a stone-cold cinch. But the only time I got to those altitudes was on a single engine and rarely at that. I flew CFIT profiles against volcanoes in San Jose, Costa Rica – at night, recovered from upsets over Jamaica Bay off Long Island, and miraculously flew through a windshear on approach to El Paso. Engine/APU fires, hydraulic system losses, rapid decompression, became so common that I was like a gun-shy hound waiting for something to go boom

anytime I was more than two minutes in uninterrupted cruise.

When the recommend ride finally came I was done: D-O-N-E – done! My head hurt, my legs ached from holding single-engine rudder, and I didn’t think there was one more thing I could memorize as if every single fold of gray matter had been stuffed to saturation with crosswind/tailwind limits, starter duty time limits, engine anti-icing limits and a plethora of altitude limitations. When the day of the actual type ride arrived it was anti-climactic; shocked when the examiner tapped me on the shoulder and said nice job…except that last single landing was a bit long. I took it and gladly, and when the wet type was issued something snapped inside me as a wellspring of relief swept over me knowing that it was finally over.

Every complex airplane is a crucible and a crucible by definition is a rite of passage knowing that at the end you emerge as something new; in this case – a B767 driver.


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Redbird Flight Simulations will host a STEM Lab in its booth during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017. The Redbird STEM Lab will integrate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) into aviation themed classes while incorporating Jay Velocity flight simulators into the lessons. One goal of the STEM Lab is to highlight how impactful, hands-on training makes for a fun learning environment.

Classes will run Monday, July 24 to Saturday, July 29 from 9:00am to 3:00pm for 5th graders and up. Classes are free to all AirVenture attendees and students will receive a Redbird give-a-way.

Redbird is actively recruiting students to sign up for classes ranging from introduction to flight and aviation to weather topics and instrument flying. With 13 different courses to choose from, the students can take as many classes as

desired. The STEM Lab will be full of activity all week and classes will be streamed online for students that are not able to attend in person.

Another goal of the STEM Lab is to demonstrate to teachers, career and technical education (CTE) directors, and administrators how to start an aviation STEM program in school. Redbird encourages these educators to participate as well by auditing the classes in person or watching online. The head instructor will be Greg Roark, CEO of the Aspen Aerospace Alliance.

Not only will he be instructing classes and challenging students on the Jay Velocity simulators, but Roark's dynamic presentation skills and dedication to exposing students to STEM subjects through aviation will create a lasting memory for all participants. "I am thrilled to be partnering with Redbird Flight on the STEM Lab at AirVenture," notes Roark,

"This is a unique opportunity for kids attending AirVenture to fly simulators and learn a thing or two about science and math. It will be a fantastic week!”

Redbird's secondary education market is growing as aviation organizations focus on developing pipelines for students to go from high school to aviation careers or colleges. “It is exciting to create the STEM Lab and expose students and teachers to our simulators while they learn,” states Redbird COO and President, Charlie Gregoire, “Redbird Flight Simulations, as well as many aviation companies are committed to promoting STEM education and investing in our next generation of aerospace leaders.”

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Remanding the case back to Judge Mullins is not going to change his mind. Judge Mullins will use the appropriate language to

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of the possible ramifications of being arrested for drunk driving. His certificate to fly is at risk because the FAA feels he cannot be trusted to tell the truth in all matters aviation.

Personally, I don’t think


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opponent would object on the basis that it is a compound question and not understandable. The objection would be sustained.

I suspect that the Federal Government has the resources to break question 18v into a couple of questions that would be more understandable and less subject to confusion. The

FAA itself loses credibility with the public it serves by seeking revocations based upon questions that are not simple and clearly stated.

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