Originally Posted by
Pilot4
An old student of mine who got his private recently busted through a restricted area while it was hot. He has received the dreaded certified letter and has contacted our beloved friends in Oklahoma. This young man wants to become an airline pilot. I fear this may look very bad for him down the road, in reality what is likely to happen to him because of this hiccup?
If it's bad, he may get a suspension (like almost hit another aircraft, etc), if it's not, maybe just a warning. If he doesn't talk and there's no way for the FAA to know if he knows what restricted areas are or how to avoid them, he may get a reexamination too.