Awsumb is a spokesperson for the Professional Airways Systems Specialists (PASS) Union, which represents more than 11,000 FAA and Defense Department employees. She pointed out that the FAA does not have anywhere near enough staff to oversee its 20,000 designated inspectors, all of whom have a financial interest in certifying as many pilots as possible. It seems that Hanjour evaded the language requirement by finding an examiner willing to ignore the rule. Said Awsumb: “They receive between $200 and $300 for each flight check. If they get a reputation for being too tough, they won’t get any business.” According to Awsumb, the present system allows “safety to be sold to the lowest bidder.”

September 1996 Aeronautic Academy: He attended a 30-minute class on Sept. 8 and never came back.
End of 1996 CRM: skills were poor - barely knew how to fly. - wasn't much of a pilot. - pain in the rear - not serious about becoming a good pilot - a pretty weak student - wasting our resources - he was not capable
January 1998 Arizona Aviation: supposedly receives his commercial pilot rating while there.
1998 Saywer School: only the barest understanding what the instruments were there to do - got overwhelmed with the instruments.
Before April 1999 Anonymous instructor/flight school: - very average pilot, maybe struggling a little bit
April 1999 Sunbird Flight Service - nothing remarkable
December 2000 Arizona Aviation: instructor advised him to discontinue
January/February 2001 Jet Tech: a very bad pilot. - He could not fly at all.-express concern to Federal Aviation Administration - not qualify for an advanced certificate - flying skills were so bad...they didn't think he should keep his pilot's license. " I couldn't believe he had a commercial license of any kind with the skills that he had.
Early 2001 Pan Am International: An instructor there found his work well below standard and discouraged him from continuing.
April 2001 Air Fleet Trainings: poor piloting skills.
June/Juli 2001 Caldwell: still in question that he ever been there
August 2001 Freeway Aviation: incompetent to fly alone. - could not handle basic air maneuvers - was not ready to rent a plane by himself. - unable to fly solo - instructors were surprised he was not able to fly better with the amount of experience
August 01 Congressional Air Charters: challenging certification flight - with a difficult approach - training from a military pilot - still in question that he ever been there [i.e. allas vår Eddy Shalev]
Hanjour, always an uncertain pilot, showed up at flight school in Bowie, Md. Three times, he attempted to rent a plane. Each time, a different instructor took him on a test flight and deemed him incompetent to fly alone.Omdömet ”below standard” betyder alltså inte ”under medel”, det betyder ”under acceptabel nivå för att tillåtas ensam flyga ett enmotorigt litet Cessna”.
"We have a level of standards that we hold all our pilots to, and he couldn't meet it," said the manager of the flight school.
Hanjour, always an uncertain pilot, showed up at flight school in Bowie, Md. Three times, he attempted to rent a plane. Each time, a different instructor took him on a test flight and deemed him incompetent to fly alone.Omdömet ”below standard” betyder alltså inte ”under medel”, det betyder ”under acceptabel nivå för att tillåtas ensam flyga ett enmotorigt litet Cessna”.
"We have a level of standards that we hold all our pilots to, and he couldn't meet it," said the manager of the flight school.
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