Fri, Feb 28, 2003
'How To Keep Decimating Civil Aviation-101'
AOPA has voiced strong opposition to New York
Assembly Bill 3512, which is a second attempt to regulate flight
instruction in the state. If the bill became law, flight students
would be required to undergo a criminal background check, and the
commissioner of the Division of Criminal Justice would have the
final word to approve training. The assembly passed a similar bill
last year, but it was never considered in the New York senate.
"The federal government has already adopted security
recommendations that address all the concerns of the New York
legislature," said AOPA's Senior Vice President of Government and
Technical Affairs Andy Cebula.
Those security measures already adopted by the
federal government include the recently adopted "pilot insecurity"
rules and regulations requiring background checks of foreign pilots
seeking a U.S. pilot certificate or flight training in large
aircraft.
The New York legislature has also introduced Assembly bills 2043
and 3899. Assembly Bill 2043 would require students receiving
training in flight simulators to undergo criminal background
checks. Assembly Bill 3899 would prohibit a person under the age of
17 from piloting an aircraft in the state.
"Obviously the federal government is responsible for regulation
of aviation, not individual states," said Cebula. AOPA's Northeast
Regional Representative Craig Dotlo plans to discuss the
association's concerns about these bills directly with the New York
legislators during an upcoming visit to the capitol.
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