"Michael" wrote in message

Aviation lawyers are a total waste of time.

Best bet - cooperate and grovel. That way, you have a chance. Call
in a lawyer, and it becomes adversarial. At that point, the fed
becomes your enemy and will try to get you.

The above position is totally contrary to the long standing advice of AOPA,
NBAA, numerous books and articles written on the subject. I can attest that
"cooperate and grovel" will only give them the rope to hang you with. I've
seen it done. From the experiences I have witnessed a good aviation lawyer
and the advice of the AOPA/NBAA legal assistance are invaluable in
enforcement procedures.

My advice: Call AOPA and do a Google search on "FAA Enforcement". That
will give you numerous links to the proper procedure.

Also, there is a book titled "Please Call the Tower" It's available on
Amazon. I would highly recommend it both to people facing an enforcement
action, but more importantly, for all pilots to read as a proactive measure.
Besides enforcement actions it also covers procedures for medical problems,
certificate actions, etc. We have a copy in the bookcase at our hangar, and
I've bought an individual copy for each of our pilots to have.