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What exactly did Trent Palmer do that was supposedly "wrong"?
Specifically, the FAA alleges that Palmer:
operated at altitudes of less than 100 feet above ground level and, more specifically, operated within
approximately 50 feet of a stable, shed, or propane ...
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Why did Southwest ask the FAA to ground their flights, rather than doing it themselves?
If SWA wanted an immediate ground stop on additional departures, they would contact the Air Traffic Control System Command Center (ATCSCC) in Herndon, VA and request it. The ATCSCC would conference ...
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FAA Handbooks Copyrights
The publications you listed are in the public domain in the U.S. because, as works of the Federal Government, they are not eligible for copyright protection. You may use them commercially, subject to ...
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How can I get a report from the FAA stating that I haven't had any accidents?
The FAA offers a dedicated website for requesting enforcement records at https://aie-pa.faa.gov/.
Additional guidance from the FAA is available here:
If you require a verification letter of your FAA ...
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FAA Handbooks Copyrights
The FAA has a FAQ that mentions this:
All digital products published by the FAA are in the public domain and are not copyright protected. Therefore, a written release or credit is not required to ...
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Why would a NOTAM outage cause a nationwide ground stop?
NOTAMS contain information about potential hazards and other mission-critical information that is short-lived (so not worth printing on charts) or otherwise breaking news kind of stuff.
Without that ...
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What exactly did Trent Palmer do that was supposedly "wrong"?
In the FAA's opinion (and judgement!), his flight was contrary to CFR 91.119 specifically, flying within 500ft of a person, vehicle, ship or structure over a populated area.
In addition they say he ...
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Can I get a 1st class medical after having one seizure?
Nobody can say without knowing your full medical history, but it is possible if this is your only medical issue.
The FAA's guidance to AMEs on seizures can be found here. From what you've said, you ...
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Why does the FAA have a daily DOF and another that's only updated every 56 days?
There’s very different use cases for the information.
If I am putting up a 200 foot meteorology tower in a city, this is of no concern to commercial, military, or general aviation operators. So it ...
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Is this blue one called 'threshold? Or 'runway threshold bar?'
AIM 2-3-3-j refers to this painted stripe as a “Runway Threshold Bar” In the paragraph heading, and then refers to it simply as “a threshold bar” in the paragraph. Quoting directly from the AIM:
j. ...
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Does FAA class 1 medical require binocular vision?
Yes, with a special issuance, and provided you meet the criteria here you can get an FAA class 1 medical with monocular vision.
An applicant will be considered monocular when there is only one eye
or ...
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What is the FAA definition of a "flight"?
FAR 1.1 defines "flight time" as
(1) Pilot time that commences when an aircraft moves under its own power for the purpose of flight and ends when the aircraft comes to rest after landing; ...
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Why did Southwest ask the FAA to ground their flights, rather than doing it themselves?
I wouldn't read too much into a social media tweet; the space simply doesn't allow a person to explain in a way that captures the complexity or nuances of any relationship between a regulatory agency ...
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Are FAA Written Exam Questions 'Dynamically' Selected?
No, the questions are not dynamically selected. All of the questions are available at the start of the exam and you can skip around in the testing software to each question at any time.
If you use ...
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what is the actual infrastructure of the current US NOTAM system?
I've not seen a detailed breakdown on how the NOTAM system works, but we do know three things
NOTAMs are issued from a database
The FAA said preliminary indications “traced the outage to a damaged ...
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Will a FAA 3rd class medical ever be issued to an airman on stimulants?
No, these medications are disqualifying. The FAA requires that you stop them for 90 days before applying.
Assuming they were prescribed for an ADHD diagnosis, you will need to take a drug test to ...
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What was the FAA's official rationale for the ADSB mandate?
The FAA puts the rationale for rule changes in the Federal Register as part of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). The NPRM for ADS-B Out was published on 10/05/2007. Link: Here
It's 26 pages ...
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Do WINGS activities count when your medical is expired?
From AC 61-91J (emphasis mine):
All pilots (including student pilots) holding an FAA-issued pilot
certificate and any required medical certificate may participate in the WINGS Program.
It doesn't ...
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Does the Garmin G-1000 contain a database of airport information?
Yes. Airport information can be displayed on the MFD under Waypoint Pages (WPT).
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61.41 as a general aviator can I log training time I get from military instructors both in Military and general aviation aircrafts
As you are aware, 61.41 allows you log military training but only as long as you are "in a program".
(a) A person may credit flight training toward the requirements of a
pilot certificate ...
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Does a new FAA medical supersede and void an old medical?
After contacting the FAA today on this phone number: 405-954-4821 regarding my medical status. They concluded that my 10/17/22 medical is invalid because a new one has been issued on 11/16/22.
Once a ...
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How to determine unique fix and navaid identifiers in FAA data?
Your language is not, strictly speaking, accurate, which may be causing some confusion.
Let us take an example: the airports and NAVAIDs near Omaha, Nebraska.
There is a civil-use airport near Omaha, ...
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Why does the FAA have a daily DOF and another that's only updated every 56 days?
I was curious myself, so I actually asked the FAA. This is the response I received:
I received your inquiry asking about the difference between the DOF (Digital Obstacle File) and the DDOF (Daily ...
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Why does the FAA have a daily DOF and another that's only updated every 56 days?
The 56 day file is used to update charts and published procedures (which are also on a 28/56 day cycle). Obstacles that are not yet incorporated in the 56day publications must get a NOTAM.
It is one ...
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How to determine unique fix and navaid identifiers in FAA data?
look at the "NAV DATA LAYOUT" Word doc that's in the NASR zip file. Each of the different NAV csv files will have an "ordered by" specified. The unique identifier is actually like ...
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What exactly did Trent Palmer do that was supposedly "wrong"?
Palmer called it an "inspection pass" and not a "go-around".
A "go-around" is a very different thing in the eyes of aviators. There are two huge and opposing forces on ...
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