Originally Posted by
049flyer
I don’t think a CBO has to be a national organization. Why couldn’t your local club be a CBO?
It could be. The formal definition in post #12, which comes straight from AMA's beloved Sanford Amendment, says nothing about "national." If your local club meets all the criteria, I'd say the FAA would be hard pressed to deny it CBO status.
As I've said elsewhere, I suspect FAA has not approved AMA's CBO petition because AMA pi**ed them off with the lawsuit over interpretation of the special rule. I'm sure FAA saw it as a bunch of amateur fuddy-duddys from the corn fields trying to tell them how to do their job. I also suspect FAA will be quick to approve AMA's petition as soon as they have some competitor CBO petitions to approve at the same time.
Again, it was AMA that tried to play hardball with the FAA. As a wise man once told me
"When you play hardball, you have to be prepared to get hit."