On Mon, 24 May 2004 21:44:19 GMT, "nauga" wrote:

ave S wrote:
:
: Is such a waiver 1) common? 2) appropriate?
:
:The type of waiver I requested, a ferry permit for
:maintenance, is common. I don't know how common
:it is to use this to get a one-time extension of a flight test
:area, but I know it's been done and was what my DAR recomended.
:Is it appropriate? Probably not for the sole purpose of
:attending a fly-in, but there was an A&P there I wanted to
:look at it and help troubleshoot some minor things.
:It's ~50 miles outside of my flight test area. I asked
:the local FSDO, and after the duty guy did some research
:I got a cordial denial *with justification*. Not the
:answer I hoped for, but one I could live with all the
:same. It wasn't critical, and they did what they could to
:help, so I didn't push it. After all, I may need *real*
:help in the future, and they've been helpful in the past.
:
:Any raspberry anyone heard at PJY over the issue did not come
:from me.

You coulda asked for PJY to be part of your test area when you got the
sign off. It's worked, depending on the DAR.

: I mean.. take a week of vacation and go burn some gas!!
:
:Hehe. You're funny. If only it was that simple.
:
ave 'loadin' up the truck to move to Bever-lee' Hyde

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