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by kj65557 3064 days ago
I'm long time HN news lurker and student pilot. My only conflict of interest is that I find the FAA a pain in the ass (and seeing this article encouraged me to finally post something).

I didn't even know about TapJets until yesterday but find it amusing that people think I'm a sockpuppet.

Does US airspace have a good safety record? Yes. Is that mutually exclusive from the FAA overreacting? No.

I think they 100% should be investigated but unless something legitimately risky is happening then I really just have to roll my eyes at this emergency order. FAA policy is heavily influenced by airlines so it would be unsurprising if this was more politically motivated than anything, but until I hear more specifics about the models of plane used I'll wait and see.