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On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 14:09:03 -0400, Brent Regan <brent@regandesigns.com> wrote:
You may have a nobel cause and think yourself as a Spartan but THIS battle is Thermopylae where your best hope, > Leonidas, is to die well.
It is time to consider Plan B.
Brent -
Superb!! I cannot imagine a better analogy.
Going the political route as Plan B, wi/ the local Senators and Congressmen, will be high risk and probably not be helpful. They will write letters to the FAA and that merely stir their juices. The responses will be boilerplate that the members will duly forward back to the constituent. Any further pursuit through the congeressional channels to the FAA (threats, hearings [if their members have that kind of clout], etc.) merely stiffens their opposition. And unless one has very large resources (time, money, a fairly broad base of interested Congressmen & Senators) to continue that approach, it will be fruitless. The opposition, on the other hand and assuming that the certified guys are a major player there, are well prepared with substantial resources to fight. They have had years of experience trying to stay alive amidst bad economic, regulatory and legal times. If they seek assistance and the issues are framed properly, AOPA and even EAA can turn out a formidable number of voters to support them.
Plan B should be, as others have suggested: certification. Maybe a lawsuit would work, provided all of the documentation brought in by a broad supoena is beyond reproach and can withstand the scrutiny of the U.S Attorney and the legal staff at the FAA. Time logs, builders logs, photos, receipts, billings and similar documentation would certainly be part of that package.
Just some thoughts on the subject by a former bureaucrat whose job was working with the Congress.
Cheers,
John Schroeder
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