It is estimated that 30 to 40 percent of people cheat on their taxes, which would constitute falsifying legal documents. My guess is that some of those people are airline pilots. Does this mean those people are not of good moral charcter? A pilot twists his ankle on an overnight, finishes his trip the next day, then goes to the doctor and finds out his ankle is broken, which disqualifies him medically. He probably should have taken himself off the trip, and has probably violated an FAR by not doing so. Is this guy of moral character? Some guy steals some medication that saves his child's life because he has been out of work for 18 months and really can not find the money to pay for it. Is this guy of moral character? What, exactly, is the definition of moral character? Has the FAA defined it?

My opinion is that the intent of the FAR's, as it relates to this guy, is to protect the public. There has been no evidence, as of yet, that shows that the public was at risk in any way. Was it wrong? Yes. Is it as big a deal as some people would like to make it out to be? Not really. Relax, Francis. It's one guy, and he is never going to fly as PIC again. Not even in a Piper Cub. That, to me, would be worse than anything the court could do to me.