Originally Posted by
jester_s1
It's not like was a bad suggestion [having Congress direct the FAA to take enforcement against 700,000 people].
Sure. What could possibly go wrong?
"A guy (Hanson) who had not been a government relations guy before took on the role and figured it out as he went."
Hanson had a solid backround in government relations before he became director of Government and Regulatory Affairs.
"Rich ... is a Vietnam veteran, having served 27 years in the US Army and the Army Guard and Reserve components.
During his military career and as a commission officer Rich served in numerous military aviation leadership positions
and is a graduate of the Army Aviation Safety Officer Course.
Rich also worked 26 years as an air rescue helicopter pilot, a commissioned peace office and a public safety administrator
for the Arizona Department of Public Safety. Rich managed Arizona’s Governor’s Office for Highway Safety for two years
and served one year under special assignment to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration assisting in the
development of NHTSA/IACPs Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) program.
In his last seven years at the Department of Public Safety Rich served as the Aviation Division Commander over
Arizona’s statewide fleet of fixed and rotary wing aircraft."
Jester should write political ads.