Originally Posted by rickair7777

The "Good Moral Character" clause does not mean what most people think it means. The FAA has no mandate, ability or authority to pass moral judgments on things like adultery, homosexuality, unofficial lying, etc..

What it really means is that convicted criminals cannot hold an ATP. They have some leeway as to what crimes, parking tickets won't do it but convictions for drug dealing, violence, theft, etc will be a problem for you. I think they also have the leeway to decide that you are reformed eventually