Flashback: Biden’s Pick to Lead the FAA Couldn’t Answer a Single Question About Aviation

EXCERPT:

BUDD: "Mr. Washington, can you quickly tell me what airspace requires an ADS-B transponder?"

WASHINGTON: "Not sure I can answer that question right now."

BUDD: "That’s okay. We’ll just keep going. So, that’s a pretty important part. (...) So what are the six types of special use air space that protect this national security, that appear on FAA charts?"

WASHINGTON: "Sorry, Senator I cannot answer that question."

BUDD:" Okay. So what are operational limitations for pilots flying under basic med?"

WASHINGTON: "Senator, I’m not a pilot, so — "

BUDD: "But obviously, you’d oversee the Federal Aviation Administration. So, any idea what those restrictions are under basic med, quickly?"

WASHINGTON: "Well some of the restrictions, I think, would be high blood pressure. Some of them would be — "

BUDD: "It’s more like how many passengers per airplane, how many pounds in different categories, and what altitude you can fly under, and then the amount of knots. It's under 250 knots. So it’s not having anything to do with blood pressure.”