The FAA legal interpretation clarifies that a manufacturer may not impose additional requirements that are not contained in the regulations on mechanics or repairmen. Schober - (2015) Legal Interpretation (PDF)
A game-changing response from the Regulations Division of the Office of the Chief Counsel - In the request FAA Legal were asked for a determination as to whether information contained in the maintenance manuals for aircraft issued special airworthiness certificates…
The FAA indicated it will not give a gasoline “fuel allowance” to be credited against weight for batteries. Given that fuel weighs 6 lbs. per gallon, or 30 lbs. for the maximum legal gas an ultralight can carry. Carpenter -…
The adoption of the Sport Pilot/Light Sport Aircraft Rule in 2004, and the FAA interpretation requiring, in some cases, “Manufacturer’s Factory Approved Training” to provide service and line maintenance to Special Light Sport Aircraft (SLSA), caused some confusion among aviation…
The response to MacMillian’s letter of request to the FAA Office of the Chief Counsel and a copy of their letter of interpretation (LOI) is included with this article and should be fairly self explanatory. Some folks said “No, this…
