© 2026 All rights reserved. A maintenance facility recently asked me to explain what duties it may owe to an aircraft owner when the owner leaves the owner’s aircraft with…
Category: Aviation Law
AVIATION LAW – ON YOUR SIDE – TSA Updates Its Flight Training Security Program
If you are a flight instructor and you train students, you need to be aware of the Transportation Security Administration’s Flight Training Security Program (“FTSP”). The FTSP was created in…
Aviation Law – On Your Side: Reading the Regulation Isn’t Always Enough
Successfully completing a check-ride and obtaining an airman certificate are just the beginning. As a pilot, continuing education and learning is essential to ensure that operations are conducted safely and…
AVIATION LAW – ON YOUR SIDE: FAA To Permit Withholding Of Private Aircraft Owners’ Information
If you own an aircraft, you are likely aware that the name and address of aircraft owners has been publicly available on FAA’s Aircraft Registration Branch website. This has now…
AVIATION LAW – ON YOUR SIDE: FAA Aircraft Registration Updates
When Congress passed the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, Section 546 of that act required the FAA to upgrade the Civil Aviation Registry (the “Registry”). The upgrades are to include:…
Understanding Experimental Aircraft Limitations
Are you considering purchasing or do you own an aircraft with an experimental airworthiness certificate? If so, it is important that you understand the limitations that go along with that…
Aircraft Truth In Leasing
by Gregory J. Reigel, Esq © Copyright 2024. All rights reserved! Do you operate a “large civil aircraft,” as defined in federal aviation regulations (“FAR”) Section 1.1 (12,500 pounds, maximum…
May The FAA Search Your Aircraft?
Several recent incidents reported in the media prompted a number of airmen to ask the question: May the FAA search my aircraft? To answer that question, we need to initially distinguish between the terms “search” and “inspect.”
Pilots: Leave The Gummies At Home!
by Gregory J. Reigel, Esq © Copyright 2024. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine April/May 2024 Digital Issue With the legalization of marihuana and/or cannabis in many states,…
Are You Moving & Changing Your Address? Better Let The FAA Know
by Gregory J. Reigel, Esq © Copyright 2023. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue Are you in the process of moving and changing your…
Logging PIC and SIC Flight Time
by Gregory J. Reigel, Esq © Copyright 2023. All rights reserved. Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2023 Digital Issue I am frequently asked questions about logging flight time. One…
LLC Members Do Not “Own” The Aircraft
by Gregory J. Reigel, Esq © Copyright 2023. All rights reserved. Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2023 Digital Issue I frequently speak with folks who are members of a…
Is It An Accident Or An Incident, And Do I Need To Report It?
by Gregory J. Reigel, Esq © Copyright 2023. All rights reserved. Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2023 Digital Issue An airman was recently involved in an aircraft “mishap.” Afterwards…
Arguments That Won’t Win A Drug Testing Refusal Case
by Gregory J. Reigel, Esq © Copyright 2023. All rights reserved. Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2023 Digital Issue If you are a safety sensitive employee (pilots, mechanics, flight…
When May A Private Pilot Receive Compensation For Operating An Aircraft “Incidental To Employment?”
by Greg Reigel © Copyright 2022. All rights reserved. Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2022/January 2023 Digital Issue I am frequently asked by private pilots whether they can be…