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FAA regulations cover the aviation rules of the United States of America and its territories. This tag should be used for questions regarding requirements or limitations imposed by FAA regulations or other related guidance material. It should **not** be used for questions about contacting the FAA, filling out FAA forms, or other areas of FAA responsibility.
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Alternatives to gabapentin acceptable to the FAA
I'm assuming you have diabetes as you mentioned blood sugar being under control. In this case the diabetes itself is most likely the root cause for the neuropathy. Diabetic neuropathy cannot be revers …
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Could a paramotor pilot sign a legal waiver saying that he is responsible for anyone's injur...
There is no need to sign a document that states one accepts responsibility for any injuries caused by them: the pilot in command is, by default, responsible for any damages he/she causes by operating …
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The FAA is asking for medical records that I don’t want to give. May I refuse?
It has already been established in other answers you must provide the documents/information requested, else there will be consequences.
Also consider this: FAA is concerned with the overall safety of …
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Can I fly under a Military Operations Area (MOA)?
Yes you can. The MOA floor, 10000ft in this case, is the lower limit of any restrictions a MOA imposes. Otherwise there would be no point in assigning a floor to MOA (or any other airspace for that ma …
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Will prior hospitalization for alcohol intoxication prevent the issuance of a first class me...
In all honesty a few words of advice:
You really have to ask yourself a couple of questions:
how did I get so wasted?
why did I get so wasted?
what is the pattern of my drinking?
Tendency to consume …
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Is this exam question on traffic patterns wrong?
Using left or right hand pattern has nothing to do with the direction of the runway.
Left hand pattern (all turns to the left) is the standard. It is the normal way to fly a traffic pattern if there i …
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Can I become an aircraft technician if I have color-blindness?
It will depend on maintenance tasks.
The FAQ page for Part-66 licences has this information:
Regulation (EU) 1321/2014 does not require any medical examination before applying for a Part-66 licence.
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What's the rationale for requiring ATP applicants to be at least 23 years old?
I'm going to set aside the "18 year old captain" and approach this matter form an "18 year old airline transport pilot" point of view.
It is well documented in medical science that an 18 year old is …
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What is the rationale behind requiring ATC to retire at age 56?
The basic rationale dating back to the 70's is, simply put, that ATC personnel handle a constant flow of many planes, while pilots only manage one plane.
From "Review of the Scientific Basis for the M …
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What does "when used as an alternate" mean in the context of 135.225(e)?
The "No pilot may begin an instrument approach procedure to an airport unless" is a section of it's own, named (a), followed by conditions (1) and (2). Section (a) is not linked to section (e) in the …
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Can the guard frequency be used by non-aircraft / general public?
At least in the "jurisdiction" I'm somewhat familiar with, EASA and my country, licences are required for both the radio device and the operator of the radio. The training required for personal licen …
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Regaining airworthiness of a commercial aircraft
If a large commercial part 121 aircraft has lost it's airworthiness, and remained in that state for several months while being operated despite the loss of the airworthiness, what inspections and docu …
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Is it acceptable to abbreviate “Foxtrot” to “Fox”?
Simply put: no, it is not ok to abbreviate the phonetic alphabet.
The reason the phonetic alphabet is used in aviation is to make communications as clear as possible with minimum chances for misinterp …