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Let Experienced Pilots Fly

Let Experienced Pilots Fly PAC

Corporate PAC FEC C00899872

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Influence at a glance · Jan 2025 – Sep 2026Jan 25 – Sep 26 How we count
PAC giving to candidates$5K
Paid to lobbying firms $183K

No in-house lobbyists. The figure is what 3 outside firms reported being paid by the company (LD-2, rounded to $10K). 1 report listed less than $5,000 and counts as $0 here. This PAC gives money raised from the company’s employees; the company itself can’t give to campaigns from its treasury.

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What they lobby on

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Let Experienced Pilots Fly reported federal lobbying in 8 of the last 8 quarters (Q4 2024 to Q3 2026), through 3 outside firms. What follows is what the filings say it lobbied on, not which way.

Issue areas ranked by quarters filedQ4 24 → Q3 26

  • Aviation/Airlines/Airports7 of 87/8
  • Aerospace4 of 84/8
  • Transportation1 of 81/8

No bills were named in this period. The filings describe issues without bill numbers.

From the filings

“Airline pilot retirement age.”
Q3 2026 filing · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
“Worked with members and staff discussing expansion of age limits for commercially licensed pilots.”
Q2 2026 filing · Aerospace

Contacted as listed on the filings

  • U.S. House
  • U.S. Senate
  • Federal Aviation AdministrationFAA

The House and Senate appear in every quarter; agencies in 1 of 8.

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Source: Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (LD-2) by Let Experienced Pilots Fly, Senate Office of Public Records. Filings are due 20 days after each quarter ends.

From FEC filings: direct gifts this PAC reported, net of refunds · How we count

Gave directly to 2 sitting members of Congress and 1 other candidate in 2025–26.

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