Following Sen. James Inhofe’s (R.-Okla.) introduction of a Pilot’s Bill of Rights last summer, House representatives have now proposed similar legislation aimed at strengthening safeguards for general aviation pilots.
The new bill, put forth by House General Aviation Caucus co-chair Sam Graves (R.-Mo.) and fellow caucus member Daniel Lipinski (D-Ill.) earlier this week, would, like the one introduced in the Senate, require the FAA to not only notify pilots under investigation about the charges and evidence against them in sufficient time before proceedings, but to inform them of what future actions can and can’t be used against them. The bill would also strengthen the appeal process for pilots facing infractions in an attempt to improve current procedures that many allege do not give sufficient and fair review to aviators.
