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Senator Jim Inhofe Finally Gets His Way With “Pilots Bill Of Rights” Was It An Abuse Of Power
On Friday the U.S. Senate unanimous passed the Pilots’ Bill of Rights (S.1335). The bill garnered the endorsement of pilot and actor Harrison Ford. For the past few weeks, Senator Inhofe a member of the Senate General Aviation Caucus worked with Sens. Jay Rockefeller and Kay Bailey Hutchison, chairman and ranking member (avstop.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
As most of us do, we stay of trouble by being careful. I was forced to semi-retire a few years ago, right before the rule change to allow us older folks to keep on, and all during my career, managed to stay out of trouble. I watched the FAA rise from next to nothing and a government entity that actually did something good every now and then to one that is kinda like the rest of them now, "I'm from the government. I'm here to help you". It is one heckuva note that a career can be totally destroyed by a bureaucrat that doesn't have enough sense to get in out of the rain. Just another case of government run amuck and the Constitution be damned.
Since, as pilots, we have experience with FAA's attitude, we have to remember we are not alone. Talk to anyone who deals with similar governmental functionaries and they will tell you the same horror stories. NRC, DOT, EPA and so on have a dictorial compliance system. You either bow to the king or you are crushed. Isn't that exactly why our founding fathers told King George to pound sand? The FAA and their style of management is a grain of sand in the middle of the iceberg. But, it does tell us why we as citizens have lost control of our country.
These days "due process" means the system used by librarians to robocall people with late books.
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exactly, why not hold the FAA to the "beyond a reasonable doubt" standard?
I can commit an actual crime and have a better shot at defending myself than if I was to be violated by the feds. As an airline pilot, the severity of the FAA enforcement action could cost me a career and you can be damn sure I want every piece of evidence reviewed by my attorney so I can fight the charges properly.