It is offensive to me that our tax dollars are being spent on this nonsense.
It is unbelievable that they tried to bust this guy for flying over an
airport. It's amazing how many personal vendettas FAA personnel use to
precipitate certificate actions -- like Bob Hoover, and the guy the FAA
harassed into a fatal accident. This certainly looks like another one.

"John Galban" wrote in message
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Jim Logajan wrote:
Jim Logajan wrote:
For those interested (I know I was) in whether a runway flyover (or
"buzzing" a runway) has been adjudicated in the U.S., I found this
case:

http://www.ntsb.gov/O_n_O/docs/AVIATION/4307.PDF

Oh yeah - the facts in this case make for a happy ending. :-)

The unhappy part is that the pilot probably had to foot a hefty bill
for all the court time and appeals. This is a good example of how the
FAA will back an inspector, even when the inspector is obviously in the
wrong.

Having to go to court to justify a go-around is not only ridiculous,
it flies (no pun intended) in the face of safe flying practices.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)