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Old 01-03-2019 | 05:20 AM
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Originally Posted by speedracerntrixie
Sorry to see this Dave, I truly am. IMO the guy doing the deceiving here is Franklin. He is the one creating these threads for the sole purpose of deviding the ranks. I had hoped you would be able to see that.
How is the following deceptive?

- Quoting what the law ACTUALLY says?
- Quoting what the FEDERAL agency responsible for enforcing it ACTUALLY says?

To be clear, when you've accused me of deception, it's based largely on one issue. That I do not accept the "opinion" of a random staff member of a private organization, based on a two year old very carefully worded letter - when there's been more recent laws passed and more recent statements by the FAA.

I've attached the actual letter for your convenience. As has been a consistent theme many times, you need to read the actual words for what they say and not what you want them to say. IF you do that, you will notice that the FAA never explicitly says that they approve AMA flight above 400 feet. They only say that Section 336 does not prohibit it. You think that's an accidental omission? Of course not. It's deliberate. The FAA answered AMA's letter w/o really saying anything. AMA, and those staffers you quoted, are reading for what you want it to say and not what it actually says.

I read documents for what they actually say. Ironically, that's the same way the courts read them ... so I think I'm in good company.

By the way, even if 336 did not prohibit it as the letter says, the law has changed since this letter. For at least the second time, Section 336 no longer exists. It has been repealed. The 2018 FAA reauthorization does exist. And what do the words in that LAW ACTUALLY say? Oh yeah, "In Class G airspace, the aircraft is flown from the surface to not more than 400 feet above ground level..."
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