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What worth is a FSDO opinion? A legal interp from general counsel is
fine, but
not what some inspector thinks.

I'd guess that it would be difficult for the FAA to take punitive action
against a pilot for doing something that the FSDO said in writing was ok to
do, even if the FSDO's opinion is not otherwise legally binding. (Are there
any documented instances of successful enforcement actions under such
circumstances?)

--Gary