DISCLOSURE REVIEW
Throughout an aviation career, it is not unusual to have a sensitive situation that requires additional attention. Our skilled advisors help you document and discuss these events with prospective employers, informed by years of experience in FAA pilot enforcement oversight, flight training supervision, corporate/airline flight operations, and pilot hiring.
Disclosing Past Events
We routinely work with clients who have experienced sensitive situations such as:
- Employment terminations or resignations in lieu of termination
- FAA enforcement actions (certificate suspension or revocation)
- FAA administrative actions (letters of warning or correction)
- FAA airman reexaminations (“709 ride”)
- Aircraft accidents/incidents
- Flight training deficiencies
- Checkride/stage check failures
- Traffic violations
- Criminal convictions
We help identify potential events requiring disclosure, capture the facts, develop a truthful statement that may be included on an employment application, and assist you in answering interview questions about the incident. What may have once seemed like a problem area can become an example of honesty, transparency, and humility to an employer.
Documentation and Scheduling
If your scenario involves any FAA airmen certification activities, such as an unsatisfactory oral or practical examination for any pilot certificate or rating (including type ratings), we encourage you to request your complete or partial airman record from AFB-720 (Airmen Certification Branch, formerly known as AFS-760 located in Oklahoma City) via FAA Form 8060-68. We would be happy to share more about this process during your one-on-one consultation.
FAA Pilot Records Database (PRD)
The FAA recently made the Pilot Records Database (PRD) available to ATP and Commercial Pilot certificate holders as well as participating Part 121 & 135 air carriers. This electronic records database, which has replaced the manual Pilot Records Improvement Act (PRIA) process (ended September 9, 2024), provides verification of airman and medical certificates, summaries of legal enforcement actions, accidents/incident event summaries, employment history from pilot-submitted records, and notices of disapproval (unsatisfactory oral/practical tests) issued on or after August 1, 2010.
This information may be very helpful and more timely to obtain as you review your disclosure history. ATP and Commercial Pilot certificate holders may register for the new platform by following the appropriate link on the FAA PRD webpage. Further information about the PRD can be obtained via FAA InFO 18005 and InFO 17019. If you experience any difficulties registering for the PRD, please let us help facilitate resolution with the staff at AFS-620 (Aviation Data Branch).