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Wed, Jun 15, 2005

FAA Settles With Pilot Of Cessna 150 Panic Flight

Hayden L. Schaeffer Can Reapply For Ticket In Ten Months

In a round of "Let's Make A Deal" between the FAA and wayward general aviation pilot Hayden "Jim" Schaeffer, the pilot-in-command of a Cessna 150 that came within three miles of the White House -- and a hair's breadth of being shot out of the sky -- will eventually be allowed to fly again.

Under the agreement, Schaeffer, widely criticized for improper planning and navigation during his ill-fated flight, dropped his appeal of an FAA revocation. He'll be able to reapply for his private ticket in ten months, according to the FAA.

As ANN reported extensively in real time last month, Schaeffer, 69, and his uncertificated copilot, Troy Martin were flying from Smoketown, PA, to an air show in Lumberton, NC, when they wandered deep into the Washington ADIZ. They were intercepted and forced to land at Frederick Municipal Airport in Maryland.

The agency elected to take no action against Martin.

"I think it's a fair settlement, " Sheaffer's attorney, Mark McDermott, told the Washington Post Tuesday. "My client is interested in promoting safety, so he has elected not to fight it and go through retraining. He'll get back to flying as soon as possible."

FMI: www.faa.gov

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