(July 2011) “Hey, Tom, ride up the road with me, would you?”
Beer in hand, Tom looked up from the picnic table in surprise. I explained that I wanted to talk to the pilot of a Sundowner that had just landed and was parked on the ramp at Hangar Two.
In a Pickle ( … with a few names changed to protect me)
Key Takeaways:
- An FAA inspector investigates a pilot exhibiting suspicious behavior and making false claims, discovering he possesses a fraudulent FAA pilot authorization letter.
- With the help of a federal agent, the inspector builds a case against the fraudulent pilot, leading to his felony conviction for falsifying government documents.
- After serving his sentence, the convicted pilot attempts to reacquire his pilot certificates.
- To the narrator's outrage, the FAA Medical division finds no grounds to permanently bar the convicted felon from reapplying for aviation privileges, highlighting a perceived loophole in safety regulations.
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