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This is not at all the same as paying off the health inspector unless you consider the fee given to an examiner to be "paying off" the examiner. You have the option of a practical test adminsitered by the FAA or one done by a private citizen. This guy represented himself as being allowed to act...

I think it only counts as unfair competition because it is apparently illegal for an inspector to give rides outside their official capacity, without some sort of official approval. ... but if they have that approval, what's the problem? I'm not sure i understand the connection you're trying...

I'm sure they knew he was charging and I assume they would know he can't charge when he's acting as an FAA inspector, but he was doing them on weekends and days off. If he told them he was doing the rides independent of his role as an inspector (and likely the evidence confirmed that), should...

Well, yeah if you have to go messing around with the wiring, then i'm sure that requires an entry, but the reg I quoted implies that it's possible to deactivate something in a way that doesn't require "maintenance" - and thus no log entry. It seems like turning it off and maybe pulling the the...

So if I showed up with a plane that had an INOP sticker on the ADF, what would you be looking for? From the reg below, it seems like I can just slap an INOP tag on it and "deactivate" it by turning it off. That doesn't require maintenance and thus no record is required, right? 91.213(d) says:

They actually offer a life time warranty on caskets? How is that not a scam?

I know one person who did this on a rental plane but forgot to take the INOP sticker off afterwards. It's now been "INOP" for a year or two, but except for the sticker blocking part of the gauge, it works perfectly. I believe the examiner is supposed to confirm that items labeled INOP have an...

That makes sense. thanks.

A friend of mine has a birthday coming up and wants to go flying. We've been thinking of going up to Oshkosh to visit the museum. I looked up KOSH on airnav and under the information for the 2 FBOs, one has 'UNICOM 122.95' and the other 'ASRI 130.525' What is ASRI and how does it differ from a...

For what it's worth, my experience suggests that the potential situations she was concerned about are quite pausible.

In my paper log book, I put it in the simulator column and changed the column name to 'AATD instrument training'. I've only used an AATD, so i haven't had to worry about mixing times. If I ever end up with time in a real flight simulator, I'll figure something out. I'm assuming that if that ever...

I saw that, but I had interpreted it to mean they were informing Flight Standards so the regulation wording could be updated to match the intent, rather than sending it to them for an alternate interpretation.

I didn't notice that your letter was more recent. So do opinions from Flight Standards take precedence over cousel interpretations? Or is it just whoever publishs the most recent opinion?

Someone already did last year, with predictable results.

Not the largest, but close.... There's a group of four about 15-20 miles north of Des Moines. Two are 2000', one is 1999', and the little guy is 1471'. http://skyvector.com/?ll=41.80089694136643,-93.56655489751863&chart=12&zoom=1

I seem to recall reading something similar somewhere - possibly in the revision notes from the FAR update that modifed the currency rules. Any chance you have a copy of the email that's posted on the Redbird? I'd be interested in seeing it.

I was still excited when I saw the XKCD link. I forgot to check the comic this morning.

Thanks. Can you give me some idea of what I'm looking for from the FSDO regarding this? My concern is showing up to a checkride and having the examiner ignoring the certification letter and not accept the credit, citing the FARs (which as you say, specify FTD and not ATD). There are many people...

I've been confused about this part. I have access to an AATD, and it did come with a certification letter stating what it can be used for along with FAR references for each item. The FARs have changed since then and presumably will continue to change, but the letter is never updated. When the...

As noted, it should come with one. Advisory circular 61-136 covers BATD and AATD. It's mostly a listing of the standards for certification, but it includes the list of what the FAA will approve the BATD for (see the excerpt below). The certification letter says what it can actually be used for...