Hold up. You're getting fiery while claiming "Lolita" is only a fashion trend, when it is actually a reference to that very book. You have some good points, but you need to admit that there is context here that exists, regardless of if this person wants it to or not.
It is much better to ship by train than truck. If we put this money toward revitalizing and expanding our rail in this country it would have a way better ROI.
I remember something regarding shady examiners, but I assumed the FAA got those people rechecked with priority since, as I recall, it affected a lot of working commercial pilots.
I would also assume they would have offered that explanation rather than scrubbing the internet.
I think that explanation is probably unlikely here.
Reading this story, knowing almost nothing about this guy, it sounds like he went and got his license just to try to put the screws to actual pilots, maybe pilots in a union?
And then he lied about the level of licensure he obtained?
This is classic business person shit and any pilot, it seems to me, should be fucking worried that a guy like that would be running the FAA.
At least, that's my non-pilot layman's take. Am I way off?
Christ, I am sorry. That sucks.