Aviation Blog

February 27, 2018 | Pilot Law

FAA Medical Certification with a DUI

Lots of pilots and perspective pilots wonder if they can achieve FAA medical certification with a DUI . The long and short answer is: it depends. Unfortunately, there are too many variables to be able to say “yes” or “no.” The FAA will utilize any information that they can gather from a DUI event in […]

October 3, 2017 | Pilot Law

The FAA Issued an Emergency Revocation for My Airman Certificate, What Should I Do

“The FAA issued an Emergency Revocation for my airman certificate, what should I do?” No airman wants to ask this question; however, more often the FAA is issuing Emergency Revocations (because they have the authority to do so per the FARs) for airman and medical certificate for issues of unreported DUI convictions, unreported driver’s license suspensions, […]

May 25, 2017 | Pilot Law

The FAA Is Revoking My License

Have you recently said those words: “the FAA is revoking my license?” Unfortunately, what with the FAA’s new “compliance philosophy,” the majority of the enforcement actions coming from the FAA are emergency revocations…which means that instead of giving you an opportunity to respond to the allegations prior to issuing a revocation order, the FAA is […]

May 22, 2017 | Pilot Law

FAA Hotline Complaints

Did you know that the FAA via FAA hotline complaints allows anyone to file a complaint with the FAA if he or she thinks that you (a certificated airman, air carrier, or otherwise) has violated a Federal Aviation Regulation or have otherwise jeopardized the safety of the National Airspace System? The problem with the FAA […]

May 13, 2017 | Pilot Law

Responding to a FAA Letter of Investigation

If you’re under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”), you may have questions about responding to a FAA Letter of Investigation (“LOI”). First, what is a FAA Letter of Investigation? The FAA sends a Letter of Investigation to a certificated airman/entity (pilot, A&P mechanic, IA air carrier, repair station, etc.) when there is evidence […]

May 12, 2017 | Pilot Law

FAA Emergency Revocation for Refusal of a DOT Drug Test

If you are a person who performs flight crewmember duties under part 121, did you know that you could potentially receive a FAA emergency revocation for refusal of a DOT drug test? In that, employees who perform safety-sensitive functions for airlines and other companies certificated under part 121 are required to submit to random drug […]

May 7, 2017 | Pilot Law

FAA Emergency Order of Revocation – Notice of Appeal

It is critical to remember that every second counts when you receive a FAA Emergency Order of Revocation. In that, if you receive a FAA Emergency Order of Revocation, you have 10 days from the date of the Order’s service to file a Notice of Appeal with the Office of Administrative Law Judges at the […]

April 15, 2017 | Pilot Law

Denial of Your FAA Medical Certificate Application

Are you facing denial of your FAA medical certificate application? Did you know that in most situations where you feel like you are qualified for unrestricted medical certification, you can petition the National Transportation Safety Board (hereinafter “NTSB”) for review of your denied application? More specifically, if you feel you are qualified for medical certification per […]

February 1, 2017 | Pilot Law

Failure to Report A DUI to the FAA

Did you know you that you can have your medical and/or airman certificate(s) revoked for failure to report a DUI to the FAA? What’s more is that you can have your medical and/or airman certificate(s) revoked even if you weren’t convicted of DUI, but you failed to report to the FAA either an administrative suspension […]

December 11, 2016 | Pilot Law

Fighting the FAA on an Intentional Falsification Charge

Fighting the FAA on an intentional falsification charge may sound like a daunting task if you are a pilot or A&P mechanic facing certificate revocation. When the FAA catches wind that for example a certificate holder provided false information on a FAA medical application or allegedly falsified information in a logbook, the FAA will typically issue […]