Well-Known Aviation Advocate Releases Video Supporting The Cause

During a General Aviation Caucus forum on Capitol Hill earlier this week, actor and pilot Harrison Ford endorsed General Aviation legislation by U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK.) known as S. 1335, the Pilot’s Bill of Rights. The endorsement followed comments by Inhofe that outlined details about the legislation and how many co-sponsors the bill currently has in the Senate. Inhofe is a member of the Senate General Aviation Caucus and a certified flight instructor with more than 10,000 flight hours.

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“I appreciated the opportunity to speak with Harrison Ford and other Senators interested in General Aviation about my bill,” said Inhofe of the meeting. “I have been in Harrison’s audience for so many years, it is hard to believe that he was in mine. The bill currently has 43 co-sponsors in the Senate, so we only need seventeen more to reach that 60 vote threshold. With the help of Harrison Ford and so many others, I am confident we will get this done. I really appreciate his support for my legislation.”

“I’m grateful [for the Pilot’s Bill of Rights],” Ford said. “It seems [like] a real justice issue that the behavior of the FAA should match the standard that we face everywhere else for justice. It’s the one area of our lives where it’s not. You are guilty until you prove yourself innocent, and that must not be the case. So, I support fully that. So, thank you. God speed.”

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