Griffith-Jones Day

Interp 2018-017 Current Issued 05/28/2018 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.

14 CFR sections this interpretation addresses

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§ 91.17 Not in our cache — verify on eCFR
§ 121.683 Not in our cache — verify on eCFR

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