Clarify the rules, dammit!

On Mon, 6 Oct 2003 18:34:20 +0000 (UTC), (Paul
Tomblin) wrote in Message-Id: :

One thing that comes up over and over again reading this group and other
aviation groups, or various email list, is that the FARs are riddled with
holes. How many discussions here start with or end up at "The FAA never
clearly defines that" or "The FAA says this thing on one place, and a
contradictory thing in this other place"? I think it would be a great
idea if AOPA or somebody like that were to get lawyers and pilots together
and point out all the deficiencies in the FARs (not the places where it
doesn't say what we would like, but just the places where it leads to
confusion) and get the FAA to fix them.

Yeah, I know, "lawyers clarifying things" - that'll work.


And you thought the FAA wasn't listening:


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AVflash Volume 10, Number 10a -- March 1, 2004
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....SEEKS YOUR INPUT ON STREAMLINING...
The FAA is well aware that its mounds of regulations can accumulate
over time into something of a twisted morass. So it is asking for
input from the aviation community for help in deciding where it should
amend, remove or simplify its regs. "Getting public comments is a
necessary element of our effort to make our regulations more effective
and less burdensome," the FAA said in its request for comments,
published last Wednesday. Commentators are asked to limit their
remarks to the three regulations they consider most urgently in need
of review, and list them in priority order. This is the first review
that includes 14 CFR Chapter III, the regulations governing commercial
space transportation.
http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archive...ll.html#186813

....NON-PROLIFERATING, DIS-DUPLICATING, DE-CONFLICTING, AND ETC.
The FAA said its goal is to identify regulations that impose undue
regulatory burden; are no longer necessary; or overlay, duplicate, or
conflict with other federal regulations. The FAA will review the
issues addressed by commentators and will publish a summary that
indicates, where appropriate, how it will adjust its regulatory
priorities. Comments will be taken until May 25, and can be filed
online. The Docket Number is FAA–2004–17168. Parts 125 and 135 of the
regs are already in the midst of a regulatory review, so any comments
on those parts should be directed to that rule-making committee, the
FAA said.
http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archive...ll.html#186814