Originally Posted by
Phantom Flyer
Well, it violates a number of rules. What was a non-FAA employee doing in the cab to begin with ? That is an FAA violation, whether he was a relative or not, under the new security regulations. Secondly, the fact that a non-qualified person was transmitting instructions regarding aircraft movements is a violation of FAA policy. That's not an opinion,it's a fact.
It's not a fact. It is more difficult to visit an FAA facility these days, but it is possible. With prior arrangement my wife and I visited Seattle Center last July. Having said that, if the FAA facilities go to Security Level Orange (not very often and for a short duration, so far) then you have to have an FAA badge to get into ATC facilites. Actually, some industry representatives are vetted and have FAA badges for this purpose so they can continue their work interfacing with the FAA during Orange level conditions.