Regulations and Government
GAC Challenges Pilot Certificate Revocation Rule
The General Aviation Coalition (GAC) and its 17 member organizations have challenged the TSA’s recent direct final rule that would allow the revocation of

The General Aviation Coalition (GAC) and its 17 member organizations have challenged the TSA’s recent direct final rule that would allow the revocation of an FAA airman certificate based on a threat assessment, declaring that it “clearly exacerbates the frustration experienced by this community seeing our civil liberties as citizen aviators slowly chipped away.”

The GAC said its greatest concern is the obvious lack of a meaningful avenue of appeal. Under current law, the FAA has the jurisdiction to revoke an airman’s certificate, but the airman is informed of the reason and has the right to appeal to an independent third party.