Summit Aviation Blog – Federal Aviation Regulations

American Airlines Faces Record $25 Million Dollar Fine

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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — American Airlines is facing a fine of $25 million or more because of maintenance lapses that led to the cancellation of some 2,500 flights in 2008, according to Friday report in The Wall Street Journal. Citing people familiar with the matter, the newspaper said some managers at the Federal Aviation Administration had sought penalties as high as $100 million, though that was later rejected by officials. The 2008 cancellations at American Airlines stranded some 300,000 customers over a three-day period with the carrier grounding most of its MD-80 fleet.

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See full story at the Wall Street Journal

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Jeppesen handed this out at the Auction Friday night at AirVenture 2010 in Oshkosh.

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Even though Sully was there, he didn’t know about it in advance. I’m sure those guys at Jeppesen had fun putting it together…

We think it’s brilliant.

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What’s New on the Biweekly 2010-16, 25 July 2010 DVD

New or Updated Publications

1. Federal Aviation Regulations and associated Preambles. Updated through July 17, 2010.
2. Airworthiness Directives and associated AD Preambles. Updated through July 17, 2010.
3. Order 8900.1, Flight Standards Information Management System (FSIMS). Incorporated Change 97, dated 6/28/10, and Change 98, dated 7/2/10.
4. AC 150/5380-8A, Handbook for Identification of Alkali-Silica Reactivity in Airfield Pavements, dated 9/30/2009.
5. SAFO – Safety Alert for Operators. Added new SAFOs.

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Summit Aviation Digital Reference Library vs. the FAA’s Websites

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By popular request, we’ve put together a side-by-side comparison of the features of the Digital Reference Library as they compare with the FAA website.

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Feature	Summit’s Digital Reference Library	FAA Websites
The Query Wizard	Exclusive use of the award-winning Folio® search engine and our exclusive Query Wizard.	Few search options
Searching when you don’t know for sure which document you need	Searches entire database of regulations, rules and publications, or specific searches	You need to know which document (or at least which agency) you need.
Save collections of documents	Yes	No
Bookmark regulations that apply to your company	Yes	No
Includes TSA, EPA, NTSB and other regulations that affect FAA	Yes	No
Alerts you to “What’s New?”	Yes- “What’s New” is highlighted on each new DVD, and each change is annotated in context.	Changes can be made on any business day, but may not be incorporated in context for months.
Interest groups	Air Transportation Operations Inspector Airworthiness inspector General Aviation Operations Inspector Instructor Mechanic Pilot Examiner Private Pilot Student Pilot	Versions of the website available for different “visitor types” but include only FAA publications, not TSA, EPA, NTSB etc.
Custom Collections	Yes	Not Available
Includes several publications not published online	Yes	No
Maintains your customizations (collections, highlights, bookmarks, etc.) from one version to the next	Yes	No
Archives – showing what the regulations were at some past date	Yes	No

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Summit Aviation was mentioned in the Wheels Up Business Aviation Blog on Forbes.com

Excerpt of article below

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In Jeffrey J. Fox’s classic book “How to Become a Rainmaker,” Fox emphasizes the need to “show them the money” for each deal for each prospective client.

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To do this, you have to understand what the customer is actually buying.

What the customer really values

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To use the example from the book,  let’s say you are in a paint store evaluating two brands of house paint. Brand A is $10 a gallon and Brand B is $18 a gallon. Brand A has the lowest price, but Brand B has more pigment, thereby requiring one less coat of paint than Brand A.  Which paint is the better value?

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If you want a gallon of paint, Brand A is the better value.  If you want a painted house, Brand B is the better value, assuming you would use half as much paint – even before you calculate time spent painting!

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A key activity of anyone in business is to figure out what the customer is really after, then offer him the best value for his dollar. This doesn’t necessarily equate to the cheapest product or the lowest fare.

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Most people don’t buy a product or service, they buy the means to meet their agenda.

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Very smart people in aviation companies (some of whom also happen to be ABCI clients) have done the hard work of figuring out what their customers really value.  It’s more than a difference of semantics –it’s a difference of mindset, and it seems that for the airlines, it’s gotten lost in the recent fray over price.

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Examples of value propositions from the aviation field

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• Summit Aviation’s clients don’t necessarily just want DVDs of aviation regulations. What they really want is the ability to make critical decisions faster, the ability to get more done without hiring more people to do research, and the peace of mind that comes from knowing they’re in compliance with the latest in a formidable body of aviation rules and regs.

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From RoguePoet on Everthing2.com – we thought Summit Aviation folks would enjoy this one.

My grandfather is a retired USAF recon pilot. He flew converted long-range bombers all over the world in WW2, including dozens of dicey sorties “over the Hump” (that is, directly over the Himalayas into China) in support of the Ledo Road and the famous Flying Tigers  attack squadron.

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It’s been 35 years now since he’s even set foot in a cockpit. I once asked him about this, why he never flies anymore, and he just laughed and jutted a thumb at an old clipping tacked up by his desk. He’s had this note up on the wall of his office for God-knows-how-long, and I’d never even stopped to read it before. It was the “FAA’s annotated version” of a poem held near and dear to the hearts of aviators the world over, John Magee’s High Flight. Seems like it took me an hour to stop laughing.

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Here’s to surly old flyboys who still dream of the good ol’ days! Enjoy…

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Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth¹,
And danced² the skies on laughter silvered wings;
Sunward I’ve climbed³ and joined the tumbling mirth⁴
Of sun-split clouds⁵ and done a hundred things⁶
You have not dreamed of — Wheeled and soared and swung⁷
High in the sunlit silence⁸. Hov’ring there⁹
I’ve chased the shouting wind¹⁰ along and flung¹¹
My eager craft through footless halls of air. Up, up the long delirious¹², burning blue
I’ve topped the wind-swept heights¹³ with easy grace,
Where never lark, or even eagle¹⁴ flew;
And, while with silent, lifting mind I’ve trod
The high untrespassed sanctity of space¹⁵,
Put out my hand¹⁶, and touched the face of God.

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1. Pilots must insure that all surly bonds have been slipped entirely before aircraft taxi or flight is attempted.
2. During periods of severe sky dancing, crew and passengers must keep seatbelts fastened. Crew should wear shoulderbelts as provided.
3. Sunward climbs must not exceed the maximum permitted aircraft ceiling.
4. Passenger aircraft are prohibited from joining the tumbling mirth.
5. Pilots flying through sun-split clouds under VFR conditions must comply with all applicable minimum clearances.
6. Do not perform these hundred things in front of Federal Aviation Administration inspectors.
7. Wheeling, soaring, and swinging will not be attempted except in aircraft rated for such activities and within utility class weight limits.
8. Be advised that sunlit silence will occur only when a major engine malfunction has occurred.
9. “Hov’ring there” will constitute a highly reliable signal that a flight emergency is imminent.
10. Forecasts of shouting winds are available from the local FSS. Encounters with unexpected shouting winds should be reported by pilots.
11. Pilots flinging eager craft through footless halls of air are reminded that they alone are responsible for maintaining separation from other eager craft.
12. Should any crewmember or passenger experience delirium while in the burning blue, submit an irregularity report upon flight termination.
13. Windswept heights will be topped by a minimum of 1,000 feet to maintain VFR minimum separations.
14. Aircraft engine ingestion of, or impact with, larks or eagles should be reported to the FAA and the appropriate aircraft maintenance facility.
15. Aircraft operating in the high untresspassed sanctity of space must remain in IFR flight regardless of meteorological conditions and visibility.
16. Pilots and passengers are reminded that opening doors or windows in order to touch the face of God may result in loss of cabin pressure. 

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http://everything2.com/user/RoguePoet/writeups/The+Annotated+High+Flight

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What’s New on the Biweekly 2010-13, 13 June 2010 DVD

New or Updated Publications

1. Federal Aviation Regulations and associated Preambles. Updated through June 5, 2010.
2. Airworthiness Directives and associated AD Preambles. Updated through June 5, 2010.
3. Air Carrier Regulations, 14 CFR parts 200 – 1199. Updated through June 5, 2010.
4. Order 7210.3W, Facility Operation and Administration. New Basic Order, dated 2/11/10.
5. Order 8900.1, Flight Standards Information Management System (FSIMS). Incorporated Change 93, dated 5/13/10.
6. Type Certificate Data Sheets. Added new or revised TCDSs.
7. TSO-C116a, Crewmember Portable Protective Breathing Equipment, dated 7/30/09.
8. TSO-135A, Transport Airplane Wheels and Wheel and Brake Assemblies, dated 7/01/09.
9. TSO-C154C, Universal Access Transceiver (UAT) Automatic Dependent Surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) Equipment Operating on Frequency of 978 MHz, dated 12/02/09.
10. TSO-C161A, Ground Based Augmentation System Positioning and Navigation Equipment, dated 12/17/09.
11. TSO-C162A, Ground Based Augmentation System Very High Frequency Data Broadcast Equipment, dated 12/17/09.
12. TSO-C166B, Extended Squitter Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) and Traffic Information Service – Broadcast (TIS-B) Equipment Operating on the Radio Frequency of 1090 Megahertz (MHZ), dated 12/02/09.

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The regulations can be heavier than the freight for air carriers.

Forty Six Reasons Air Freight Companies Depend on the Digital Reference Library
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Air Freight Carriers  have a lot of regulations to keep track of, and like most of the aviation industry are doing a lot more work with fewer people. The average consumer or industrial customer has no idea about the regulatory burden the airlines that ship goods quickly around the world. And the regulations (FAA, TSA, EPA and others) can change any business day.
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Keeping on top of the regulatory changes is harder than ever, and many regional and national airlines rely on Summit Aviation to keep them current.

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Here are 46 of the most commonly-referenced documents used by air freight companies. There are thousands of publications contained on the Digital Reference Library. The ones that may be of particular interest to airlines include the following:

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14 CFR particularly

• Part 91 – General Operating and Flight Rules
• Part 93 – Special Air Traffic Rules
• Part 95 – IFR Altitudes
• Part 97 – Standard Instrument Procedures
• Part 99 – Security Control of Air Traffic
• Part 119 – Certification: Air Carriers and Commercial Operators
• Part 121 – Operating Requirements: Domestic, Flag, and Supplemental Operations
• Part 205 – Aircraft Accident Liability Insurance
• Part 217 – Reporting Traffic Statistics by Foreign Air Carriers
• Part 241 – Uniform System of Accounts and Reports for Large Certificated Air Carriers
• Part 253 – Notice of Terms of Contract of Carriage
• Part 258 – Disclosure Change-of-gauge Services
• Part 300 – Terminations, Suspensions, and Reductions of Service
• Part 398 Guidelines for Individual Determinations of Basic Essential Air Service

19 CFR – Customs Duties

• Part 122 – Air Commerce Regulations/

49 CFR

• Part 105    Hazardous Materials Program Definitions and General Procedures
• Part 171    General Information, Regulations, and Definitions
• Part 172    Hazardous Materials Table, Special Provisions, Hazardous Materials Communications, Emergency Response Information, and Training Requirements
• Part 173    Shippers – General Requirements for Shipments and Packagings
• Part 175    Carriage by Aircraft
• Part 1500 -Entire 1500 Series

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Handbooks

• FAA-H-8083-2 – Risk Management Handbook
• FAA-H-8083-25A – Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge
• FAA-H-8083-30 – Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook – General

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Advisory Circulars

• AC 20-140 – Guidelines for Design Approval of Aircraft Data Communications Systems
• AC 21-23B – Airworthiness Certifications of Civil Aircraft Engines, Propellers and Related Products Imported to the United States.
• AC 34-1B – Fuel Venting and Exhaust Emission Requirements for Turbine Engine Powered Airplanes.
• AC 43-16A – Aviation Maintenance Alerts
• AC 61-134 – General Aviation Controlled Flight into Terrain Awareness
• AC 91-70 – Oceanic Operations
• AC 91-74A – Pilot Guide: Flight in Icing Conditions
• AC 108-1 – Air Carrier Security
• AC 108-2 – Security Rules – Carriage of Weapons and Escorted Persons
• AC 109-1 – Acceptance and Handling Procedures Indirect Air Carrier Security
• AC 120-27E – Aircraft Weight and Balance Control
• AC 120-28D – Criteria for Approval of Category III Weather Minima for Takeoff, Landing, and Rollout
• AC 120-29A – Criteria for Approval of Category I and Category II Weather Minima for Approach
• AC 120-57A Surface Movement Guidance and Control System
• AC 120-82 – Flight Operational Quality Assurance
• AC 120-85 – Air Cargo Operations
• AC 120-95 – Portable Oxygen Concentrators
• AC 129-3 – Foreign Air Carrier Security
• AC 135-4A- Aviation Security – Air Taxi Commercial Operators (ATCOs)
• AC 150/5190-7 – Minimum Standards for Commercial Aeronautical Activities

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Accident Prevention Program Publications

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Orders

• Order 4040.9D – FAA Aircraft Management Program
• Order 8020.11B – Aircraft Accident and Incident Notification, Investigation, and Reporting
• Order 8900.1 – Flight Standards Information Management System (FSIMS)

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Legal Interpretations

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Forms – (nearly all of them!) But especially

• FAA Form 5010-3, Airport Master Record
• FAA Form 337, Major Repair and Alteration
• FAA Form 5200-7 Bird/Wildlife Strike Report

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Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)

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What’s New on the Biweekly 2010-12, 30 May 2010 DVD
New or Updated Publications

1. Federal Aviation Regulations and associated Preambles. Updated through May 22, 2010.
2. Airworthiness Directives and associated AD Preambles. Updated through May 22, 2010.
3. AC 20-163, Displaying Geometric Altitude Relative to Mean Sea Level, dated 7/09/2009.
4. AC 20-164, Designing and Demonstrating Aircraft Tolerance to Portable Electronic Devices, dated 3/15/10.
5. AC 21-2L, Complying with the Requirements of Importing Countries or Jurisdictions when Exporting U.S. Products, Articles, or Parts, dated 1/29/2010.
6. AC 21-16F, RTCA Document DO-160 versions D, E and F, “Environmental Conditions and Test Procedures for Airborne Equipment”, dated 11/19/09.
7. AC 21-19B, Installation of Used Aircraft Engines in New Production Aircraft, dated 1/29/2010.
8. AC 21-44, Issuance of Export Airworthiness Approvals Under 14 CFR Part 21 Subpart L, dated 10/16/2009.
9. AC 25.1353-1A, Electrical Equipment and Installations, dated 10/22/07.
10. AC 25.1357-1A, Circuit Protective Devices, dated 10/22/07.
11. AC 25.1419-2, Compliance with the Ice Protection Requirements of §§ 25.1419(e), (f), (g), and (h), dated 10/27/09.
12. AC 33.7-3A - Action: FAA Certification Policy for Turbine Engine Lubricating Oils Qualified to AS5780 – [ANE-2006-33.7-3A], dated 4/20/07.
13. AC 33.17-1A, Engine Fire Protection § 33.17, dated 8/3/09.
14. AC 33.76-1A, Bird Ingestion Certification Standards, dated 8/7/09.
15. AC 33.83-1, Comparative Method to Show Equivalent Vibratory Stresses and High Cycle Fatigue Capability for Parts Manufacturer Approval of Turbine Engine and Auxiliary Power Unit Parts, dated 9/8/09.
16. AC 33.87-2, Comparative Endurance Test Method to Show Durability for Parts Manufacturer Approval of Turbine Engine and Auxiliary Power Unit Parts, dated 6/25/09.
17. AC 33.201-1, Extended Operations (ETOPS) Eligibility for Turbine Engines, dated 1/21/10.
18. AC 43-213, Parts Marking Identification, dated 11/3/09.
19. AC 150/5000-15A, Announcement of Availability of Airport-related Research and Development Products, dated 4/1/10.
20. AC 150/5210-5D, Painting, Marking, and Lighting of Vehicles Used on an Airport, dated 4/1/10.
21. AC 150/5345-46D, Specification for Runway and Taxiway Light Fixtures, dated 5/19/2009.
22. AC 150/5370-15A, Airside Applications for Artificial Turf, dated 9/30/2009.
23. SAFO - Safety Alert for Operators. Added new SAFOs.

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Forty Nine Reasons Regional and National Airlines Rely on Summit Aviation’s Digital Reference Library!

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Regional and National Airlines have a number of rules & regs to deal with . . .here are just a few.

Regional and National Airlines have a lot of regulations to keep track of, and like most of the aviation industry are doing a lot more work with fewer people. The average passenger has no idea about the regulatory burden on airlines.  And the regulations (FAA, TSA, EPA and others) can change any business day. Keeping on top of the regulatory changes is harder than ever, and many regional and national airlines rely on Summit Aviation to keep them current.

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Here are 49 of the most commonly-referenced documents used by regional and national airlines. There are thousands of publications contained on the Digital Reference Library. The ones that may be of particular interest to airlines include the following:

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14 CFR  particularly

• Part 91 – General Operating and Flight Rules
• Part 93 – Special Air Traffic Rules
• Part 95 – IFR Altitudes
• Part 97 – Standard Instrument Procedures
• Part 99 – Security Control of Air Traffic
• Part 119 – Certification: Air Carriers and Commercial Operators
• Part 121 – Operating Requirements: Domestic, Flag, and Supplemental Operations
• Part 125 – Certification and Operations: Airplanes Having a Seating Capacity of 20 or more Passengers or a Maximum Payload Capacity of 6,000 Pounds or more; and Rules Governing Persons On Board Such Aircraft.
• Part 158 – Passenger Facility Charges (PFCs)
• Part 217 – Reporting Traffic Statistics by Foreign Air Carriers
• Part 234 – Airline Service Quality Performance Reports
• Part 241 – Uniform System of Accounts and Reports for Large Certificated Air Carriers
• Part 250 – Oversales
• Part 253 – Notice of Terms of Contract of Carriage
• Part 257 – Disclosure of Code-sharing Arrangements and Long Term Wet Leases
• Part 258 – Disclosure Change-of-gauge Services
• Part 300 – Terminations, Suspensions, and Reductions of Service
• Part 382 – Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Air Travel
• Part 398 Guidelines for Individual Determinations of Basic Essential Air Service

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49 CFR

• Part 1510 – Passenger Civil Aviation Security Service Fees
• Part 1544 — Aircraft Operator Security: Air Carriers and Commercial Operators
• Part 1550 – Aircraft Security Under General Operating and Flight Rules

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Handbooks

• FAA-H-8083-2 – Risk Management Handbook
• FAA-H-8083-25A – Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge
• FAA-H-8083-30 – Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook – General

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Advisory Circulars

• AC 20-140 – Guidelines for Design Approval of Aircraft Data Communications Systems
• AC 21-23B – Airworthiness Certifications of Civil Aircraft Engines, Propellers and Related Products Imported to the United States.
• AC 34-1B – Fuel Venting and Exhaust Emission Requirements for Turbine Engine Powered Airplanes.
• AC 43-16A – Aviation Maintenance Alerts
• AC 61-134 – General Aviation Controlled Flight into Terrain Awareness
• AC 91-70 – Oceanic Operations
• AC 91-74A – Pilot Guide: Flight in Icing Conditions
• AC 108-1 – Air Carrier Security
• AC 108-2 – Security Rules – Carriage of Weapons and Escorted Persons
• AC 120-12A – Private Carriage Versus Common Carriage of Persons or Property
• AC 120-27E – Aircraft Weight and Balance Control
• AC 120-28D – Criteria for Approval of Category III Weather Minima for Takeoff, Landing, and Rollout
• AC 120-29A – Criteria for Approval of Category I and Category II Weather Minima for Approach
• AC 120-82 – Flight Operational Quality Assurance
• AC 120-95 – Portable Oxygen Concentrators
• AC 129-3 – Foreign Air Carrier Security
• AC 135-15 – Emergency Medical Services/Airplane (EMS/A)
• AC 150/5190-7 – Minimum Standards for Commercial Aeronautical Activities

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Accident Prevention Program Publications

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Orders

• Order 4040.9D – FAA Aircraft Management Program
• Order 8020.11B – Aircraft Accident and Incident Notification, Investigation, and Reporting
• Order 8900.1 – Flight Standards Information Management System (FSIMS)

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Legal Interpretations

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Forms – (nearly all of them!)  But especially

• FAA Form 5010-3, Airport Master Record
• FAA Form 337, Major Repair and Alteration
• FAA Form 5200-7 Bird/Wildlife Strike Report

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Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)

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Need more? Click here for a complete listing of publications included in our Reference Library.

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