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A hiker in a rugged part of eastern California found a pilot's license and other items that appear to belong to Steve Fossett, the adventurer who vanished on a solo flight more than a year ago. The hiker said he found an FAA identity card, a pilot's license, a third...

I was recently challenged by a close friend to propose a solution to the crisis facing us in the housing market. Normally my tag line is “it is not incumbent upon me to come up with a solution to problems”. In truth, I feel it is irresponsible when the public reacts...

Earlier this year, Marina and Boatyard Safety Expert, Carl F. Wolf, CMM, CMI presented his findings from a recently conducted research study at the International Marina & Boatyard Conference in New Orleans. The study focused on drowning incidents in marina waters,...

FBI agents were called to respond to a JetBlue flight from New York to California. The flight was diverted due to an intoxicated passenger who caused a disruption during the flight. After the other passengers exited the aircraft, the unruly passenger was identified,...

A pilot was seriously injured as his small plane crashed just after takeoff from Fullerton Municipal Airport. Police say the single-engine Cessna Skyhawk SP had just taken off at about 6:30 Tuesday night when it suddenly veered left and crashed into the ground. Though...

Recently a Fixed Base Operator (FBO) contacted me concerned that they may be violating a Code of Federal Regulation (CFR). Their concern was whether their actions would constitute a flight operation under Part 135, which would require much more regulation and...

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has published the final regulations concerning off-exchange retail foreign currency transactions. The rules implement provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the Food,...

A blogger “investigator” managed to piece together a virtual view of the crash site of a millionaire pilot that has been missing for over a year. Frank Taylor, author Google Earth Blog, pieced together information about the general location of the crash site moments...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it filed a complaint charging a publicly held corporation as well as its Chairman and CEO with issuing numerous press releases containing false and misleading information about the company's business and its...

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that it obtained an emergency federal court order freezing the assets of a Los Angeles based commodities trading firm. The defendants are charged with solicitation fraud and misappropriation of customer...

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has obtained a federal court order in Orange County California, freezing the assets and prohibiting the destruction of documents of an Orange-County commodity trader and his company. The asset freeze order stems from a...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently cleared a pilot of wrongdoing in several alleged "buzzing" incidents over a Northern California neighborhood in July. The FAA’s case was based on reports that a single engine Beechcraft Bonanza was seen flying low...

The Code of Federal Regulations, Formerly known as FAR’s, section § 61.15 specifically deals with offenses involving alcohol or drugs. A conviction for the violation of any Federal or State statute relating to the growing, processing, manufacture, sale, disposition,...