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Allowing publicly funded airspace and airports to become fee-based is the beginning of the end for private, recreational aviation. The airlines have been quietly fighting for this for decades to as a method to "free-up" space/slots to further their expansion. A simple look to the EU or any...

How do you personally determine your actions and thoughts are moral? So you believe there is no "crime" or "offense" unless there is a victim?

FTFY. But I think that’s a bit too abstract. You’re good up till the point above. But all moral decisions have some sort of rational or societal values associated with them. Once that owner starts to act irrationally to those values, the moral thing for me to do is to protect that owner from...

Perhaps in the 80s-early 90s that might have been correct with tours, but not in more recent times in my experience. However, despite the efforts there still are some aviation operators who cut corners and even at the 121 level. But what’s interesting with this topic is statistically you have a...

But if we follow the guidance from your link on normative morality, what if the owner rationally believed what he had done in that specific condition was morally correct even though he did violate the regulation? While the use of a single owner above does not meet the norm moral condition of...

Probably because I define or hold morals/morality in a different manner than you do. My take is that morals are what a society, a culture, a religion, etc. wants of a person. Except that each society, or each culture, or each religion, etc. can have a different moral standard for the exact same...

You're correct but I find there are zero similarities between aviation and these non-aviation examples. The aviation side is decided to an objective standard (law or rule) via established principals like risk management. So in my view there is nothing to clarify. The main difference with your...

Yes. Depends on the reason for the new or revised rule: loss of life/potential loss of life?; crew-pax-aircraft safety?; Grow the industry? Protect the industry? And so on. I think each type of reason needs its own separate review, priorities, and cost analysis. Then the proper root cause...

No on bio studies. But keep in mind, my reply was only in context to your question on my personal views and was not specific in nature. The actual process is much more in depth, requiring input from a number of different skill sets; under which I would hazard to guess, the NPRM process would...

I believe the underlying US law to 135.119 and similar regs only addresses common carrier ops. So without an existing Part 91 US law to base their authority on, I doubt the FAA could do anything of that nature on a private aircraft. No clue on the USCG side. Primary reason for the 1st part. And...

Since there has been no prohibition for firearm carriage on Part 91 aircraft that I know of… nor would I support one, I doubt the FAA would have the authority to ban that given it deals with a constitutional right. However, I think I see what you are looking for so perhaps a more relevant...

I’m still not following. Perhaps an example? But if you are asking if I could personally make all the laws and regulations for the aviation industry... what standards I would use... then that wouldn’t be very realistic as I would only use my personal standards and probably piss off a number of...

I don’t quite follow the question. But I don’t find much problem in how they currently make those decisions??? Regardless, I also think that since the FAA is no longer funded at a level to maintain their current responsibilities properly, congress should allow the FAA to tweak things to reduce...

Are those the badges from the original airport check point police?

The “emotional appeals” are only on the congressional side. If you can figure out a way to make that process less emotional you would a hero. Unfortunately, there have been a number of aviation statutes created by emotional congressional members. The rulemaking or regulatory side is a robust...

Well since my example was pulled from several actual events resulting in 5 people killed, I think those questions should be asked to the survivors of the 5 killed. I think they will give you the most accurate answer. While analytical study may work for you and insurance companies who care...

When the FAA enforcement process fails to stop or prevent the continuing of an unsafe act or operation. However, based on a previous thread’s discussion it appears some background info is required. There are 2 levels of aviation enforcement: the FAA Enforcement level and the Federal Criminal...

Because the FAA does not directly engage in criminal enforcement nor is it permitted to. However, your new thread is more relevant and realistic to this topic than this thread’s generalized route, so I’ll reserve my future replies to there.

No. I don’t equate penalty and punishment to threats and violence. As the adage goes, if you can’t do the time, don’t do the crime. So it’s your belief that all aviation violations should be free of penalty and punishment?

The actual charges were lying to a federal investigator and obstructing a federal investigation by destroying evidence. That falls outside the FARs and was the reason the FBI stepped in to investigate. Once it became known he purposely crashed his aircraft the FAA investigated and revoked his...