My takeaway: According to Rep. Graves, our aviation safety and innovation ‘Gold Standard’ status is under threat, global competition has learned to fly better, technology is advancing too fast for us to keep up, and we just can’t find enough aviation professionals! On top of that, he is blaming the FAA itself for being inefficient while aiming to streamline the FAA bureaucracy, bring in new talent, fix airports, invigorate GA and “address workforce challenges throughout the aviation system” by finding ways to attract and train more pilots, mechanics, air traffic controllers, and other professionals to meet the demands of the growing aviation sector. Yet, they can’t find a competent FAA Administrator?