Gulfstream Girl
#351
This from the FAA,
There are NTSB rulings supporting serious felony convictions including sex offenses that preclude holding an ATP.
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C. Good Moral Character Requirement. An applicant must be of good moral character. The inspector must ask an applicant if the applicant has been convicted of a felony. If the applicant’s answer is affirmative, the inspector should make further inquiry about the nature and disposition of the conviction. If an inspector has reason to believe an applicant does not qualify for an ATP because of questionable moral character, the inspector must not conduct the practical test. Instead, the inspector will refer the matter to the immediate supervisor for resolution. The supervisor may need to consult with regional counsel for a determination concerning whether the applicant meets the moral character eligibility requirement.
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#352
I'd prefer a regulatory standard which is reliably enforceable. The really heinous stuff is low-hanging fruit, but I don't necessarily want to fly with garden-variety felons either (although SIDA standards should keep most of them out of 121).
#353
I've yet to have an examiner ask about felonies (all the FW ratings + multiple types). I'm guessing most just don't want to go down such a nebulous road.
I'd prefer a regulatory standard which is reliably enforceable. The really heinous stuff is low-hanging fruit, but I don't necessarily want to fly with garden-variety felons either (although SIDA standards should keep most of them out of 121).
I'd prefer a regulatory standard which is reliably enforceable. The really heinous stuff is low-hanging fruit, but I don't necessarily want to fly with garden-variety felons either (although SIDA standards should keep most of them out of 121).
Most of the NTSB rulings started with falsification of required documents.
#357
The "good moral character" rule is BS because it is highly subjective. If her criminal activities were related to her piloting an airplane (and proven in a court with full due process), then it would make sense to suspend her license. Other than that, they shouldn't touch her license.
#358
I don't think the "Good Moral Character" factor is much of a risk to her.
The really big risk, as I see it, is that she is still a Slovakian citizen, working in the US. If she is convicted of anything more than a parking ticket, she probably loses her US work authorization and faces deportation to a country she probably hasn't seen for 20+ years.
This is why I don't think she will plead out to anything.
Either she'll find a way to get immunity, or she'll have to be convicted in a trial.
The really big risk, as I see it, is that she is still a Slovakian citizen, working in the US. If she is convicted of anything more than a parking ticket, she probably loses her US work authorization and faces deportation to a country she probably hasn't seen for 20+ years.
This is why I don't think she will plead out to anything.
Either she'll find a way to get immunity, or she'll have to be convicted in a trial.
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