George E. Bullwinkel v. United States Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, and National Transportation Safety Board

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

George Bullwinkel is appealing an order of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) that granted him partial relief but denied his request for fees and expenses under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA). Bullwinkel asks us to reverse the NTSB on that issue and to review certain underlying procedures of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). We affirm the order of the NTSB and decline to undertake the requested review.

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Bullwinkel holds a private pilot certificate, which is a license granted by the FAA that enables him to pilot private aircraft. Pursuant to…