Please Help, do not circulate rumor - Zenith Aircraft Builders and Flyers2024-03-29T06:26:30Zhttps://zenith.aero/forum/topics/please-help-do-not-circulate-rumo?commentId=2606393%3AComment%3A649890&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noNot Mr. McQuain's fault. No…tag:zenith.aero,2018-10-17:2606393:Comment:6498902018-10-17T03:41:10.687ZSamuel McNairhttps://zenith.aero/profile/SamuelMcNr
<p>Not Mr. McQuain's fault. No blame for this goes to him. He was just the person at the duty desk who this got dumped on after the person on the weekend duty desk got this dumped on them, etc. He at least wrote me a letter. Due to the compartmentalization, his only concern is that I am not flying around in a damaged plane from hitting a power line, and there his involvement ends. The problem is the mass of bureaucracy and meaningless rules behind the people in the field. And of course if…</p>
<p>Not Mr. McQuain's fault. No blame for this goes to him. He was just the person at the duty desk who this got dumped on after the person on the weekend duty desk got this dumped on them, etc. He at least wrote me a letter. Due to the compartmentalization, his only concern is that I am not flying around in a damaged plane from hitting a power line, and there his involvement ends. The problem is the mass of bureaucracy and meaningless rules behind the people in the field. And of course if the people in Enforcement get a sniff, they don't ever give up until they find you guilty of something. I was told by a non FAA person that the pilot who did hit the wire filed a NASA report, but that it is considered confidential and can't be accessed to clear my record. Perfectly logical - huh? So it won't be over until someone is guilty.</p>
<p>And the incorrect information cat is already out of the bag. The incident is on the internet. It's "fact" now. </p> Sam - sorry to hear of such b…tag:zenith.aero,2018-10-17:2606393:Comment:6498862018-10-17T02:45:08.169ZGary Welchhttps://zenith.aero/profile/GaryWelch
<p>Sam - sorry to hear of such bizarre incompetence by the FAA.</p>
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<p>I guess it was too much for Mr.Tim McQuain to actually apologize for his/their very significant error?</p>
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<p>But god knows they will come down on you like a ton of bricks for the slightest infraction. I have one word in mind for this kind of governmental arrogance - it starts with an A and ends with an E.</p>
<p>Sam - sorry to hear of such bizarre incompetence by the FAA.</p>
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<p>I guess it was too much for Mr.Tim McQuain to actually apologize for his/their very significant error?</p>
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<p>But god knows they will come down on you like a ton of bricks for the slightest infraction. I have one word in mind for this kind of governmental arrogance - it starts with an A and ends with an E.</p>