"We are much further ahead than we were a year or two ago," NBAA's Doug Carr asserts, concerning the state of business aviation security, while TSA's Rob Rottman places overall general aviation security "light years ahead," compared to pre-9/11/01.

Corporate pilot and appellate lawyer Peter Stein has examined workers' compensation issues from the perspective of both a Fortune 100 chief pilot and a litigator who has argued workers' comp cases at the state court level.

At the NBAA in Washington, D.C. (www.nbaa.org), Mike Nichols can assist flight department managers in understanding the tax, insurance and liability implications of using independent contractors as temporary flight crewmembers. Nichols can be contacted at [email protected].