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FAA Chief Counsel · Legal Interpretation

Johnson-ALPA-2

Interp 2012-037 Current Issued 11/22/2012 View PDF on drs.faa.gov ↗

What is a Legal Interpretation?

The FAA Office of the Chief Counsel issues Legal Interpretations in response to specific questions about how 14 CFR applies in a given situation. They're authoritative agency reads of the regulation — pilots, CFIs, and operators cite them to resolve ambiguous compliance questions. Not preceedential like court opinions, but binding on the agency.

The PDF on drs.faa.gov is the authoritative document. Open PDF ↗