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Old 05-06-2008 | 02:30 AM
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jedinein
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An aviation lawyer will have fun defending the "onboard emergency for which you filed a NASA report" due to the pax distracting the flight crew coupled with an equipment malfunction. Hopefully you haven't already opened your mouth with the Feds so the lawyer will have something with which to work.

The FSDOs have six months to start pursuit after becoming aware of a violation, not two weeks. Even then, one has to pay in time and effort, if not cash, to get to the NTSB Admin Law Review Judge to appeal on the stale complaint rule if the FAA pursues after six months of becoming aware of the violation. The FAA is judge, jury, prosecutor, and executioner who doesn't have to follow most evidence rules. IOW, it is an uphill battle best avoided.
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