"have you ever broken a FAR?"

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Autothrust Blue said:
There is a statute of limitations on these things, unless the conduct is so egregious that you holding an airman/air carrier certificate poses a threat to the public. None of that is egregious.
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Kind of yes and kind of no.

There is what is called "the stale complaint rule". That requires the FAA to take action on a regulatory violation within six months of the time it learns of it. So, the clock doesn't start ticking when the event occurs. It starts ticking when the FAA learns of it. I've seen a case go forward for an event that was over a decade in the past.

However, to your second point of how egregious the event was, that is true whether it is a new or old event. The FAA's preferred method for handling a regulatory violation is with a counseling. It's easier on everyone, and if it gets the job done, then that's great. Of course, other factors come into play such as ASAP and ASRS.
 
FlySooner9 said:
Looking for some more opinions on this.
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I don't know what an interviewer might be looking for because everyone is different, but I believe almost all of us could honestly say:

"I've never intentionally violated a regulation, but I have no doubt that I've unknowingly violated a regulation on several occasions."

If pressed for an example of a regulation you may have unknowingly violated, here again, I believe we could all honestly say:

"For example, there may have been a revision to an AD that had not been complied with on an airplane I flew. It's virtually impossible for pilots to do an AD search before every flight, so things such as that will occur."

A general rule of thumb is to just be honest. It makes it a lot easier to be consistent.
 
Houston said:
Kind of yes and kind of no.

There is what is called "the stale complaint rule". That requires the FAA to take action on a regulatory violation within six months of the time it learns of it. So, the clock doesn't start ticking when the event occurs. It starts ticking when the FAA learns of it. I've seen a case go forward for an event that was over a decade in the past.

However, to your second point of how egregious the event was, that is true whether it is a new or old event. The FAA's preferred method for handling a regulatory violation is with a counseling. It's easier on everyone, and if it gets the job done, then that's great. Of course, other factors come into play such as ASAP and ASRS.
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Ahhh. I see, said the blind man. I knew they had a certain window to act, I just didn't know when it started. Thanks.
 
///AMG said:
I'm not a commercial/ATP/etc pilot, so I don't know what goes on in those circles, but I also don't understand the notion that they would assume you were lying if you said "no". Yeah people make mistakes, but I know lots of folks (yours truly included) who have never been flight violated or knowingly broken a FAR. I find it hard to believe that we are an exception to the norm amongst professional pilots.
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Once you step out of the warm, comfy, confines of military aviation, the rules of the game change. It's just very, very different. This coming from both sides, ATC, and flying. In the Navy, we would let so much stuff go in the tower or radar room. If it DID get out of those spaces, ended up in the weekly DivO Squadron meeting, where we would say, "Your guy did this. Tell him to do this instead." and it would usually die. Everyone knows each other on those bases, and you want people to be able to just do their thing without making too much out of an issue, for the most part. Civilian? They don't care. Guilty until proven innocent.

As a controller in, we almost ALWAYS ignored minor deviations, and infractions. They happen a lot. Meridian is what Meridian is... fast jets all in close proximity with inexperienced guys on board. Happened all the time. 95% of it got swept, because it was just part of how we operated, and needed to operate to accomplish the mission. Never unsafe, but a deviation, nonetheless. Civilian world, they fry first, ask questions later. Just different.
 
I did ! That's way back in the days, took off from a Florida airport to another Florida airport after the alternator failed. What a punk !
 
Easy way out: Yes

Easy cause de rigeur: I more fatigued than I thought I was.

Be creative.

Leave out the "misinterpreted the "do a barrel roll" on google"
 
Derg said:
Easy way out: Yes

Easy cause de rigeur: I more fatigued than I thought I was.

Be creative.

Leave out the "misinterpreted the "do a barrel roll" on google"
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If you haven't goofed up taxi instructions at least once (in a trivial manner, not in a "I taxied in front of a landing Lufthansa Airbus" manner) then you might not actually be experienced.
 
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