Scheduling a forthcoming DASA (Defunct ASA) check ride, and it’s not funny.

My conjecture from the sideline:
CFI – Certified Flight Instructor
DPE – Designated Pilot Examiner
- Plausible hone conversation between CFI and DPE -
CFI: Hi , Jim here… used to be at Castle ASA remember me?
Hey listen, I’ve got a student ready for a commercial check ride real soon.
DPE: Hi Jim, I’ve heard you guys were closed and Prince and [...]

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Open Letter to the FAA Flight Standard District Office, Fresno, CA

James Murray- Operations Supervisor
David Lehman – Airworthiness Supervisor
In Re: American School of Aviation
Dear Messrs Murray and Lehman:
In the FAA Aircraft Registry records, there appears to exist conflicting records that are likely to constitute a violation in compliance with the statutory requirement relating to civil aircraft registry in the US.
Synopsis:
American School of Aviation, Inc. is a [...]

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Follow up: Open letter to SABA President Khurshid Khoja, Esquire

My view from the sideline:
Dear Mr. Khoja,
I am following up on my open letter of 7/30/2008 addressed to you subsequent to SABA’s announcement to come to aid for the ASA students stranded in Atwater upon its sudden closure in June 2008.
Have you received a reply since from the DA’s office in response to your earlier [...]

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Open letter to SABA President Khurshid Khoja, Esquire

In Re: American School of Aviation
Dear Mr.Khoja
I applause and thank you for the SABA’s decision to come to aid for the American School of Aviation students stranded in Atwater. It’s a light at the end of the tunnel with a hope of getting out the quagmire at long last.
Early this year, Silver State Helicopters (SSH) [...]

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South Asian Bar Association of Northern California to help ASA students

It seems that help is on its way for the students of the American School of Aviation,  South Asian Bar Association of Northern California (SABA) has offered assistance to the more than 100 stranded students for assessing their legal options to get justice and remain within the U.S.
A press release issued by the South Asian [...]

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