Student Pilot Gets Five Months In Prison

AINut wrote:

It could also be that the person figured that since it wasn't any of
their business and totally irrelevant to flight safety, he wasn't going
to tell them about it. I can empathize with that.

David



If he felt it was not the FAA's business, he should have not applied for
the medical form. In doing so, he was endorsing a document that attested
to the absence of conviction. Thats what he was busted for. LYING. Not
for being an ex-con. He was busted for LYING about it.

Unfortunately, if he wanted to seek the PRIVELEDGE of flying in the US
(outside the confines of the sport class)he needed to obtain the
medical. He made his choice and they made an example of him. Had he
simply owned up to it, he would likely had finally been issued the
medical... and wouldn't be incarcerated now.

Dave

Dave S wrote:

He made his choice and they made an example of him.

In my opinion, they didn't make an example of him. If I recall the form
correctly, he didn't get anywhere near the maximum sentence. If they had wanted
to make an example of him, it would be very easy to get a maximum sentence on
someone with two prior felony convictions.

George Patterson
I prefer Heaven for climate but Hell for company.

Recently, Dave S posted:

AINut wrote:

It could also be that the person figured that since it wasn't any of
their business and totally irrelevant to flight safety, he wasn't
going to tell them about it. I can empathize with that.

David

Fortunately, the FAA doesn't leave it up to individuals to decide what is
or is not relevant to flight safety. In this case, there is more than one
reason to suspect that his problem *could* be a risk, and that possibility
was underscored by his lying about it.

Unfortunately, if he wanted to seek the PRIVELEDGE of flying in the US
(outside the confines of the sport class)he needed to obtain the
medical. He made his choice and they made an example of him. Had he
simply owned up to it, he would likely had finally been issued the
medical... and wouldn't be incarcerated now.

I'd guess that he lied about it because a drug conviction may pretty much
eliminate his chances of being issued a medical. And, it's an indictment
against his judgement that he didn't expect the feds to find out about it.

Regards,

Neil