Narrative:

Sfar -- this rule must be dealt with. It does not improve safety nor help with noise, we all know that sfar 71 was made for noise and safety was not really thought through. If 90 percent of hawaii is unsuitable for landing how would we find the 10 percent over the forest or waterfall. Good pilots and companies are being forced out of business. Safety lies with good judgement by pilots and by well maintained aircraft. We must deal with noise abatement with procedures and rtes!! I am writing this letter to inform you of what kind of trickery that is going on with our FSDO in honolulu. First I was accused of being at 300 ft by a mr X on a tour flight. Mr X headed this team of investigators. He also said in a letter that I flew dangerous and reckless. Our company has the right to fly in some areas at 1000 ft AGL. In any case I was told that I was on video and I should admit and tell the truth. The 3 investigators made me feel small and intimidated. I then asked mr X what should I do and that I always felt that the FAA was here to help. Should I file a NASA form? It was then that I was told that if by admitting and because I had a clean record and if by being honest that nothing major would happen. Maybe just a warning letter and because this is already under investigation that there would be no need, and not to worry because we still have to go over the evidence and the video tape. What hurts the most is that after telling me this, mr X requested the maximum penalty that he could. I know now that men like this are not out to help anyone but himself. Each pilot flying tours every hour under WX condition have a lot of responsibility and factors to consider. The deceitfulness and intimidation by officials from the FAA does not increase safety. Men like this should not have this kind of authority/authorized.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PROB WITH SFAR 71 ENFORCEMENT.

Narrative: SFAR -- THIS RULE MUST BE DEALT WITH. IT DOES NOT IMPROVE SAFETY NOR HELP WITH NOISE, WE ALL KNOW THAT SFAR 71 WAS MADE FOR NOISE AND SAFETY WAS NOT REALLY THOUGHT THROUGH. IF 90 PERCENT OF HAWAII IS UNSUITABLE FOR LNDG HOW WOULD WE FIND THE 10 PERCENT OVER THE FOREST OR WATERFALL. GOOD PLTS AND COMPANIES ARE BEING FORCED OUT OF BUSINESS. SAFETY LIES WITH GOOD JUDGEMENT BY PLTS AND BY WELL MAINTAINED ACFT. WE MUST DEAL WITH NOISE ABATEMENT WITH PROCS AND RTES!! I AM WRITING THIS LETTER TO INFORM YOU OF WHAT KIND OF TRICKERY THAT IS GOING ON WITH OUR FSDO IN HONOLULU. FIRST I WAS ACCUSED OF BEING AT 300 FT BY A MR X ON A TOUR FLT. MR X HEADED THIS TEAM OF INVESTIGATORS. HE ALSO SAID IN A LETTER THAT I FLEW DANGEROUS AND RECKLESS. OUR COMPANY HAS THE RIGHT TO FLY IN SOME AREAS AT 1000 FT AGL. IN ANY CASE I WAS TOLD THAT I WAS ON VIDEO AND I SHOULD ADMIT AND TELL THE TRUTH. THE 3 INVESTIGATORS MADE ME FEEL SMALL AND INTIMIDATED. I THEN ASKED MR X WHAT SHOULD I DO AND THAT I ALWAYS FELT THAT THE FAA WAS HERE TO HELP. SHOULD I FILE A NASA FORM? IT WAS THEN THAT I WAS TOLD THAT IF BY ADMITTING AND BECAUSE I HAD A CLEAN RECORD AND IF BY BEING HONEST THAT NOTHING MAJOR WOULD HAPPEN. MAYBE JUST A WARNING LETTER AND BECAUSE THIS IS ALREADY UNDER INVESTIGATION THAT THERE WOULD BE NO NEED, AND NOT TO WORRY BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE TO GO OVER THE EVIDENCE AND THE VIDEO TAPE. WHAT HURTS THE MOST IS THAT AFTER TELLING ME THIS, MR X REQUESTED THE MAX PENALTY THAT HE COULD. I KNOW NOW THAT MEN LIKE THIS ARE NOT OUT TO HELP ANYONE BUT HIMSELF. EACH PLT FLYING TOURS EVERY HR UNDER WX CONDITION HAVE A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY AND FACTORS TO CONSIDER. THE DECEITFULNESS AND INTIMIDATION BY OFFICIALS FROM THE FAA DOES NOT INCREASE SAFETY. MEN LIKE THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS KIND OF AUTH.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.