The FAA on April 24 released the official BasicMed Comprehensive Medical Examination Checklist that pilots who wish to fly under BasicMed need to fill out and have completed by the state-licensed physician performing the medical examination. The agency also published a link to AOPA’s Medical Self-Assessment: A Pilot’s Guide to Flying Healthy online aeromedical course […]
Inhofe Introduces Fairness for Pilots Act
U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; member of the Senate General Aviation Caucus; and certified flight instructor with more than 11,000 flight hours, today introduced S. 755, the Fairness for Pilots Act, which broadens protections for general aviation pilots provided by Inhofe’s Pilot’s Bill of Rights, which was […]
Barnett Law Offices Secure Victory for General Aviation Pilot with DUI
National FAA pilot defense and aviation attorney, Charles Barnett has secured a victory for one of their general aviation pilot clients accused of intentionally falsifying his Form 8500 application for a medical certificate. The case involved a pilot who had a DUI in the 1980’s for which he had been answering question 18v (concerning arrests, […]
FAA DUI Victory
Aviation attorney, Charles Barnett has secured a victory for one of their general aviation pilot clients accused of alcohol dependence by the FAA. The case involved a 30 year old pilot who had a DUI for driving his car with a BAC above .14999. The pilot subsequently received an Emergency Order of Revocation from the […]