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The Town of East Hampton has filed its Petition for a Writ of Certiorari in the US Supreme Court in its latest attempt to illegally impose aircraft noise and capacity restrictions on this important part of the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. It is my privilege to be an expert witness in this case in behalf of several aircraft owners and operators and aviation trade associations.

East Hampton Petitions U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Airport Noise Case

Glad to see the folks in the Compliance Division of the FAA Airports Organization maintaining the same proactive posture I established when I was the FAA Associate Administrator for Airports.

NBAA Welcomes FAA Cease-and-Desist Order Against SMO Evictions | NBAA - National Business Aviation Association Washington, DC, Dec. 13, 2016 – The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) welcomed action by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) this week to halt attempts by the city of Santa Monica, CA, to evict two long-standing fixed base operators (FBOs) at its airport, as the agency investigates...

While this is a corporate page, I do make exceptions from time to time for the Boy Scouts of America. After all, it's my page.

Put aside your politics for a minute and pay attention please. Read this to understand, not to react.

My son Jackson and I were privileged to be in the audience at Michigan State University in the summer of 2015 during the Scouting speech referred to in this article. I will never forget Secretary Designate Tillerson's words, as he was echoing my upbringing and the upbringing Dana and I have tried to provide for Leslie and Jackson.

Speaking to a gathering of 5,000 Eagle Scouts, Tillerson, himself a Distinguished Eagle Scout, said: “People trust you. They count on you. Your personal integrity, once established and earned, people don’t have to think about it. They know. They know you. They know you’ll do the right thing every time.”

That's the bottom line of life in my book. Your personal integrity is the one and only thing over which any of us has absolute, final control. No exceptions.

Or as my Father was known to say, "Boy, you'll go to hell for lyin' as fast as you will for stealin'." and "A man's word is his bond." My Father was neither a highly educated man nor an Eagle Scout, but he knew what really mattered. As I sat there in 2015 listening to Tillerson, I could hear my Father's voice as clear as a bell, echoing throughout every year of my life.

Gordon Lee Shaffer and Rex Tillerson are both right.

Distinguished Eagle Scout Rex Tillerson nominated as secretary of state Rex Tillerson, a Distinguished Eagle Scout and past national president of the BSA, has been nominated to be the nation's next secretary of state.