The FAA has made an important announcement regarding Airman Medical Certificates that expire between March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please read the update here: https://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/medical_certification/
Spirit Airlines A319 near Orlando on May 3rd 2018, fumes cause three flight attendants feel unwell
A Spirit Airlines Airbus A319-100, registration N512NK performing flight NK-902 from Dallas Ft. Worth,TX to Orlando,FL (USA), was descending towards Orlando when an odour of musty dirty feet began to develop in the aft cabin, a number of passengers began to complain about the odour, 3 cabin crew began to feel unwell, light headed with […]
FAA HIMS Program: When Pilots Go From Rehab to the Cockpit
CBS Sunday Morning aired December 10. 2017. “A drinking problem is not necessarily the end of a pilot’s career. In fact, for decades the FAA has been quietly sending pilots diagnosed as substance abusers back to work.” Watch more about when pilots for from rehab to the cockpit. Link to Video.
Why is it so important to have aviation lawyers with your level of experience?
What we see often is a pilot will come to us who has relied on his DUI attorney to give him advice as to what should be reported to the FAA. While that advice may be accurate for a non-pilot, the FAA has different reporting requirements for professional pilots. It’s not widely known by DUI […]
Other than drug or alcohol related convictions, what other crimes or conviction would I have to report as a pilot to the FAA?
Question 18W asks you to report convictions for non-traffic misdemeanors and felonies, those are convictions though, not arrests. Typically, what the FAA is looking for is a personality disorder that manifests itself by sober acts. The Aviation Medical Examiner (AME) will query the pilot and ask what the nature of the conviction was. Typically, they’ll […]
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