Surviving A

n FAA

Ram

p Insp

ec

tion*

Larry H. Williams3015597814669

ISBN 9781466301559

• What are your rights during an FAA Ramp Inspection?

• Can the FAA‚“ground,” your airplane?

• What if the FAA, “tags,” your airplane with an FAA Aircraft Condition Notice?

• Will the FAA grant immunity to an airman filing a NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System Report?

• When can an FAA Inspector‚“board‚” your aircraft?

• Must you surrender your airman certificate during a Ramp Inspection?

Larry Williams began flying at the age of seventeen and obtained

his FAA Flight Instructor certificate at eighteen. During his career he

has been employed in many facets of aviation including regional

airline captain, corporate flight department manager, faculty at two

universities and an instructor at the Federal Aviation Administration

Academy. He spent over thirty years as an Aviation Safety Inspector

with the Federal Aviation Administration in various assignments

worldwide before retiring in 2010. Since his retirement he has served

as an international aviation consultant providing services to air

carriers, foreign civil aviation authorities and other aviation organizations. He is certified

as an International Air Transport Association Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) auditor, an

International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) auditor, and an Air Charter

Safety Foundation (ACSF) auditor.

Larry H

. Willia

ms

* Or e

verything

you w

ante

d to

know

ab

out d

ea

lingw

ith the FA

A b

ut did

n’t know

who

to a

sk!

Surviving An FAARamp Inspection*

* Or everything you wanted toknow about dealing with the FAA

but didn’t know who to ask!

Surviving An FAARamp Inspection