“EXPERIENCE MATTERS”
October 22, 2025
This update includes:
- Constituent letter to Senator Graham
- Senate leadership meetings
- Next steps
**LEPF has sent Senator Graham a letter, signed by LEPF members / South Carolina constituents, requesting that he re-introduce his “Let Experienced Pilots Fly Act” bill from last year. While the government shutdown has taken the oxygen out of the Hill, we remain hard at work to prepare when Congress reconvenes.
We want to thank all of our members that signed on to the letter. We have various efforts planned and ready to implement.
**In spite of the government shutdown, we continue our work behind the scenes. Last week, LEPF President Capt. Barry Kendrick met with Senate Leader John Thune, and Senator Marsha Blackburn in Nashville, TN.
Additionally, Barry met with Senator Ted Cruz in DC.
They discussed the importance and urgency of re-introduction of the “Let Experienced Pilots Fly Act” in this Congress.
We are enthusiastic about the results of the meeting. As soon as we have some official news to report to you, we will do so immediately!
**As we have reported in the past, once we have a bill assigned to the Senate Commerce Committee we will initiate our grassroots efforts on the Hill.
As a result of our last Board of Directors meeting on October 13, 2025, we will have an exciting announcement to make very soon.
Until then, we remain focused on getting a bill re-introduced.
Thank you for your continued support.
The burden of proof should be on the agencies that restrict the pilot license privileges at a certain age, to justify why they do so, because EXPERIENCE MATTERS!
In Unity,
Let Experienced Pilots Fly