Will Flight Schools survive in Cali
07-04-2010, 09:41 AM
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I wonder, though, if a challenge to the law could be made in Federal court. Seems to me California is trying to regulate aviation ( = interstate commerce = no, you can't, as a state)...I'm not a lawyer, but I'm pretty sure regulating aviation and flight schools is an FAA responsibility, not the People's Republic.
07-04-2010, 06:54 PM
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Yeah, I'm not sure where that one came from.
Seriously, though...perhaps California's government is a good argument for the republican (small 'r') form of government rather than a direct democracy. Our current form of mob rule has >=75% of the State's budget as mandatory spending through State constitutional amendments, meaning that our legislators get to play with smaller pieces of the pie. Result? Hope you don't like roads, higher education and all the other stuff that built Californian prosperity.
Seriously, though...perhaps California's government is a good argument for the republican (small 'r') form of government rather than a direct democracy. Our current form of mob rule has >=75% of the State's budget as mandatory spending through State constitutional amendments, meaning that our legislators get to play with smaller pieces of the pie. Result? Hope you don't like roads, higher education and all the other stuff that built Californian prosperity.
07-05-2010, 03:57 PM
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I don't know how California plans to enforce this, either. It seems like the INTENT here is to get firms that take large chunks of students' money up front to straighten up and fly right—not saying that these firms don't yet do this, but I can think of a few places (Silver State!) where folks paid for something they didn't get. The side effect is that a lot of folks are gonna get caught up as a side effect.
“Individual flight instructors not having an established place of business other than their residence also were fully exempted from the Reform Act provided they do not negotiate formal contracts of indebtedness or require any advance payments. Exemptions from some, but not all, provisions of the Reform Act also were provided for Flight instruction schools certified by the Federal Aviation Administration that were operating in California on December 31, 1990.”
07-06-2010, 06:33 AM
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Head here for the latest updates:
NATA - CA Flight Training Issue Update
No one is exempt. Remember, this is a CA money grab. If you really feel the need to see if you're exempt, fill out the application and pay the $250 application "fee".
NATA - CA Flight Training Issue Update
No one is exempt. Remember, this is a CA money grab. If you really feel the need to see if you're exempt, fill out the application and pay the $250 application "fee".
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