Ed_Wischmeyer
Well Known Member
Now that folks are receiving LODAs via email very promptly, it seems to me that the whole LODA fiasco was really not that much of a big deal. Spend two minutes sending in an email, get a LODA. No, mine hasn't come yet, either, and some folks will probably have quite a wait, depending on the FSDO.
My reaction, and it seems to have been widely shared, was that the FAA was going to require voluminous paperwork and that things would be shut down forever, waiting on the FAA. Neither of those seems to be true.
Given past history with the FAA, it was reasonable to expect the worst from them. It now seems plausible that the LODA requirement was to satisfy some internal conflict and that the rules of bureaucracy prevented them from a clear language explanation.
So time to for us all to be big boys and girls, email in the LODA request and get on with more important things, of which there are many.
My reaction, and it seems to have been widely shared, was that the FAA was going to require voluminous paperwork and that things would be shut down forever, waiting on the FAA. Neither of those seems to be true.
Given past history with the FAA, it was reasonable to expect the worst from them. It now seems plausible that the LODA requirement was to satisfy some internal conflict and that the rules of bureaucracy prevented them from a clear language explanation.
So time to for us all to be big boys and girls, email in the LODA request and get on with more important things, of which there are many.