Aviation is perhaps the most regulated

industry in the United States

the federal air regulations they’re in

the code of federal regulations

are pro-lix

and oppressive they outdo the Internal

Revenue code

and

the various flight standard district

offices or physos as they are known in

the aviation World

interpret those regulations differently

so you might have a physio in Seattle

who reads the reg this way whereas the

fsdo here in the Phoenix area which is

located in Scottsdale there are safety

officers say oh no it means this

so you’ve got a disconnect between what

the regulation says

and how it is applied

if you’re unfamiliar with how the

national Transportation safety board

works how the FAA Works in

regulating the aviation industry you are

way behind the power curve

but if you are flying all the time

you’re familiar with the air traffic or

air traffic control system the ATC or

local controllers and Towers you are

very aware of what the FAA does and

doesn’t do and it gives you a leg up I

began

representing Pilots

because the FAA

is more concerned I think with making

sure Pilots comply with the rules

then they really are about air safety

I’ve had lawyers for the FAA

the Western Pacific region is where I am

actually tell me

that if everybody has to cross the

United States

in a covered wagon

because they’re not able to comply with

the rules then that’s just how it is

and that’s not what the FAA is supposed

to be doing the FAA is supposed to be

promoting air safety and flight

do I represent Pilots anymore usually no

because they can’t afford me you know

they’re flying For the Love of flying so

I represent fixed base operations or

fbos or I’ll represent airport sponsors

or I represent somebody who owns an FBO

who’s in a fight with an airport sponsor

and sort through what may and may not be