FAA Special treatment for congressman.

[RedBelly]

It is not just congressmen, but anyone with political ties. At the last company I worked for, we had a Director of Maintanace who thought he was God's gift to aviation. He would strap his dumb rear end into a learjet a few times a year, and take whoever he was flying with along for a ride. One day, departing DCA, he missed the turn & violated the Prohibited area. The owner of the company happened to be good friends with President Clinton, and he called in a favor. The whole thing just disappeared. The only good part is that the young F.O. he was flying with didn't end up with anything on his record.

 

[waveflyer]

It's not just political- it's all forms of power- we all work with relatively worthless people who get promoted or not fired when they should bc they're related to or friends w/ the powerful.

Wonder why this is just making the news now- happened months ago...

 

[Quiet Flight]

its good to for us to have a get out of jail free card...by citing this incident if we ever get dinged for anything

+ 1

The precedent has now been set/established.

 

[jhwk0309]

I'm sure that him representing OK has nothing to do with it. I can't remember what that little gov agency is in OKC. I just remember them being part of the DOT. It escapes me now. Probably all just coincidence. Surely the offices keep their professional distance.

 

[RiddleRat]

F&** Up Move Up...Unfortunately

 

[Hamburger]

Quit bitchin and write your congressman!

I called 1-866-tell-FAA and let them know that there is a criminally dangerous pilot out there who needs his certificate revoked immediately and an inspector who is assigning 4 hours of ground school to a guy who knowingly landed on a closed runway, intentionally violating rules, damn near killing people.

I might not be enough to make them listen..................But if they get enough calls...............Both HE and the FAA work for us. Are you going to accept this?

At the very least, if you ever get into trouble some day and they want to come after your certificate, your lawyer will be able to point to this and call bull$***.

Doesn't matter how many sick calls you've got. As long as someone else on property who hasn't been fired has one more, they can't touch you.