"mhorowit" wrote in message
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Urban myth. There is no FAR which sez anything like 'a competent person
at the controls'. There are other sources, and itis a good idea, but
no 'rule'. Believe me, when I was preparing for my visit with the FSDO
I did the research. IMHO the absolutely best thing to do (which I did
not) is to TIE IT DOWN!!!! which I will never forget again, believe me
. FYI, the Examiner and I believe the cause of the memory lapse was
that coming off an emotional experience (a very successful XC, about
which I was very excited), I let my attention wander. - Mike


Uh, Michael, it is both written and spoken within the radius of our FSDO
here and others. I didn't say it was an FAR. Of course the general rule
about keeping an aircraft under control is more general, but hand-propping
outside of FSDO guidelines is considered the basis for violation, especially
if a catastrophe occurs.

That said, I am glad to know no such rule exists in the jurisdiction or
vicinity of your airport.