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Lakeview Bill wrote: Could not a "ramp check" be construed as "interfering with a required crew member"? I agree that it is possible the FAA person was out of line. And, as I originally pointed out, we don't have enough information to really assess what happened. But that also means that we don't have enough information to determine that the FAA was acting beyond their authority, as might be inferred from the subject line on the original post and by the various other comments that have been posted. From the article : "An FAA spokesman told the Star that interference with flight-crew operations violates federal aviation law and is subject to a civil fine of up to $10,000. " It's pretty simple. The FAA person is not part of the flight crew and has no business interfering with a flight crew in flight. What other information to you need to come to the conclusion that a flight standards rep cannot interfere with a flight crew? The law does has no exemption for people that happen to work for the FAA. The degree of interference may be in question, but it seems pretty clear to me that the FAA person was clearly overstepping her authority. As far as the law is concerned, she was just another passenger on that flight. BTW - In addition to the FARs, there are federal criminal statutes that cover interference with a flight crew. John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180) |
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