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From: ahv@masscomp.UUCP (Tony Verhulst)
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Subject: Re: Declaring emergencies, etc.
Message-ID: <849@masscomp.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 12-Dec-85 10:14:33 EST
Article-I.D.: masscomp.849
Posted: Thu Dec 12 10:14:33 1985
Date-Received: Fri, 13-Dec-85 20:12:00 EST
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Reply-To: ahv@masscomp.UUCP (Tony Verhulst)
Organization: Masscomp - Westford, MA
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Keywords: emergency, FAA, FAR 91.3, litigation
Summary: 

>A week or two ago, someone cited the famous "forged logbook" case as a
>rationale for not declaring emergencies -- because big bad FAA would yank
>your license.    This month's AOPA Pilot has the complete story of this
>one.  The flight instructor got his legal expenses back through the Equal
>Access to Justice Act.  
>-- 
>Chris Wooldridge

Maybe so.  But, the instructor also lost his job at the FBO
(also a dealership if I remember correctly) and his professional
reputation.  Things not recovered through the Equal Access to Justice
(or any other) Act.


					Tony Verhulst