Training and Workforce
GA Orgs Urge FAA To Address Flight Training Pay
AOPA, EAA, and GAMA asked the FAA to issue guidance clarifying its view on a court ruling deeming that flight instructors are carrying persons for hire.

Concerned that a recent U.S. Appeals Court ruling has created confusion and could restrict access to flight training, three general aviation associations are urging the FAA to clarify its approach to compensation for flight instruction, testing, and line checks. The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), Experimental Aircraft Association, and General Aviation Manufacturers Association made that appeal in an April 19 letter to FAA associate administrator for aviation safety Ali Bahrami, following the April 2 court finding in Warbird Adventures v. the Federal Aviation Administration.