A series of high-profile pilots facing regulatory action has caused many pilots to think about their rights. I suspect that if most pilots today found themselves up against “Big Law,” they might not know what to do.
It’s not always egregious cases of pilots pushing the limits, either. For instance, with the busy summer months ahead, the setting is ripe for pilots and controllers under pressure to make mistakes. One of the most chilling things for a pilot to hear over the radio is that they should be ready to copy a phone number down because of a “possible pilot deviation.”
