"George Patterson" wrote in message
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Gary Drescher wrote:

Even one will suffice. But can you cite any documentation, please?

A Ramp Check
(adopted from May 1996 AOPA Pilot)
...

Thanks. But there's no assertion there that the full Board's decision is not
subject to judicial review (let alone any *evidence* for such an assertion).
Think about it--how could the NTSB possibly have acquired such an
astonishing power? Neither Congress nor the President has such a power, nor
the ability to confer such a power on any other person or group.

By the way, here's what the NTSB itself says about it: "If either the FAA or
the airman is dissatisfied with the judge's decision, a further appeal may
be taken to the NTSB's full five-member Board. If the airman or FAA is
dissatisfied with the full Board's order, either may obtain judicial review
in a federal appeals court. However, the FAA can only appeal the Board's
order in cases that it determines may have a significant adverse impact on
the implementation of the Federal Aviation Act."
(http://www.ntsb.gov/abt_ntsb/olj.htm)

--Gary