(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 official investigated a suspicious pilot named Nick, who exhibited erratic behavior, made grandiose claims (e.g., CIA agent), and presented a seemingly fraudulent pilot certificate.
- Collaborating with a Department of Transportation agent, the official successfully apprehended Nick, leading to a felony conviction for falsifying government documents.
- Despite his felony conviction, Nick later attempted to re-apply for an FAA medical certificate, and, to the narrator's disbelief and outrage, internal FAA checks found no flags that would inherently prevent him from doing so.
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