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Try it on Facebook. Someone thought he won an argument by saying the rule only applies to Class G. The guy was a CFI too.

"Unless otherwise authorized"

Thank you for the correction. I think that would be equally as noteworthy as a revocation for inclusion into a final NTSB report.

Well the FAA asked him to surrender it and he did. I don't know if that's the same thing as a revocation, and to me it doesn't matter.

It looks like he was hired by Proflight Aero in April 2021, which was after the two accidents, but before the 44709 letter in May 2021. So, it appears he was legal at his time of hiring. Still, "participation trophy" is a concept to describe a reward given to a person that doesn't deserve it. It...

It is surprising how shallow the NTSB final report is especially for an accident that involved a fatality...it almost reads more like a preliminary.

Most instructors have experience with students that have good hand-eye coordination and pick up the basics quickly. Unfortunately, the higher-order thinking skills necessary to be a pilot cannot be developed in a short amount of time. One could be a great stick-and-rudder pilot and lack HOTS...

I don't have a copy of the indictment but the video alleges he was hired by the flight school after the revocation. That would be the "trophy." Also the fact that he somehow earned CPL and CFI certificates in the first place, despite an apparent gross lack of competence. I haven't taken one, but...

Another pilot shortage participation trophy success story.

You can go with an ignorant theory but it would still be wrong.

https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N1259K/history/20240720/1520Z/63NY/63NY/tracklog

You didn't say it. I did.

I'm guessing you are not a pilot. A plane does not go straight down at 16,000 feet per minute when it runs out of fuel. That's just not how it works.

Probably not a glitch. With a 16,500fpm descent rate and increasing, and returns every 15-30 seconds, the aircraft probably hit the ground after the 7,100 ft. reading before another data point could be recorded. Not likely. Aside from fuel starvation/exhaustion not causing an uncontrollable...

I see you haven't read the Aviation Instructor's Handbook.

Five pages in and still at ground zero.

Correct. Most of us aren't looking at the airspeed indicator during the roundout and flare, nor do we have radar altimeters. We are all different heights with different seating positions, which alters our perspectives. We're different weights which alters the plane's handling characteristics...

The procedure has been described, but apparently it isn't specific enough for you. The reality is that a short field landing isn't that different from a normal landing. Perhaps you have a poor understanding of normal landings? No one here is likely to help you without flying with you. If you...

Sounds like you quite successfully performed it. Not seeing what the problem is.

Apparently around the same time he also tried to raise money for a fake nonprofit, stole a car, and forged a check.