I KNEW someone would challenge my FAA comment, Yars, and YOU are correct.
When I addressed acting Administrator Elwell at Airventure 2019, he had the gaul to say in no uncertain terms that the FAA is slow. One reason for that, folks, is INERTIA !! They have SO many sub-bureaucracies and SO many people doing things that it’s a lot like steering a herd of cows with mice. AND … someone I knew was just gloating about getting promoted to GS-14 … to push paper around in a circle. Give me a darned break! Sorry … no empathy here.
The FAA needs to lead, follow or get the heck out of the way.