FSDO's and their varying intepretations...

"Justin Maas" wrote in message ...
Hey all,

I was wondering why the FAA hasn't cracked down on some of the ambiguity
and differences in interpretation exercised by FSDOs.

The FAA doesn't view it as broken.

Since we all have a Federal certificate, shouldn't interpretations be standardized?

It's a double edged sword. Some amount of local flexibility is often to the pilot's/owner's
advantage.

I took an unusual attitudes course in Phoenix about a year ago. The
FSDO down there allowed the course to substitute a BFR, even though the
instructors weren't CFIs.

What were they? What credentials did they use to sign off your log book?

. Another example is the Orlando FSDO.
In a good move, they told flight schools that having two MEIs fly an x-c and
sign each other off is wrong and no way to log time.

This oine has some regulatory precedent. The MEI's can't just sign each other
off. Instruction has to be given and you must meet the requirements for giving
that instruction. I don't know exactly how you posed the question to the FSDO,
but there's good reason why they'd be skeptical of such logging.