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 Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 9:25 am Post subject: No Title |
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To all Yak List Readers in the United States.
Gentleman, this is something all of us should keep in mind. A letter of inquiry from an FAA official was recently received by one of the YAK list members. This posting is not intended to discuss that letter in detail, but instead to take a few quotes from it for everyone to contemplate.
First quote:
“Understanding that you are a prolific writer on the aviation websites, this letter is an effort to focus solely on details of the actual reported events,”
Second Quote:
“For the purpose of a speedy, fair and accurate resolve to this instant complaint, please avoid efforts to engage in your publically stated methods intended to ‘overload the FSDO’ with documents.
It is doubtful that any YAK list reader would ever consider such an action seriously, but it is entirely possible it might have at one time or another been implied in jest. What is a surprise is that anyone from the FAA would ever take such tongue in cheek comments seriously, let alone mention them in official correspondence.
Regardless, as every owner of a U.S. YAK or CJ knows, these are Experimental Aircraft and are exempt from certain maintenance requirements normally required for fully certificated aircraft. This can lead to confusion with enforcing agencies in determining what is proper and what is improper in the way of airframe and engine care along with necessary inspections, etc.
What many of us may not have realized is that the FAA reads these lists and in some cases may actually use information gained from archived postings in order to help determine whether aircraft owners are in compliance with FAR’s.
I suppose it is conceivable that the FAA might even post questions on the YAK list in order to gain additional information in pursuit of their mission.
Please note the quote and specific mention of being a “prolific writer on the aviation websites”. This implies that at the very minimum, the FAA reads these postings and takes them seriously.
This posting is not intended to open a discussion on what is considered “right or wrong”. Nor is it intended to start a debate on the First Amendment. Instead it is intended to comply with the stated purpose of the YAK list, which is to educate us all on matters pertaining to our aircraft.
No replies or discussion are necessary to this posting. Take it for what it is worth and leave it at that. Please.
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