As we all know, FAA personnel do not always interpret the Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs) consistently, or for that matter, correctly. Interpretations may vary between individual inspectors or between Flight Standards District Offices (FSDOs).

This was iterated by Walter Brennan in the Humphrey Bogart movie “To Have or Have Not.” I don’t remember what he was getting at in the movie, but I mention it here because it appears that the things that we regard as inconsequential and won’t harm us wind up biting us in the rear.

In a position of leadership in any FAA 145 repair station and as an independent A&P mechanic, you should include instructions for continued airworthiness (ICA) as part of your training and assure that you and your technicians have complete knowledge in this area.

The U.S.-based global positioning system (GPS) is used internationally, but is facing a slew of competitors which are looking to take away some of its market share.

Let’s face it — the whims of the aircraft owner are rather interesting, if not comical. On one hand, aircraft owners think nothing on spending untold sums of money for new avionics.

Holding any sort of FAA certification means you are under FAA surveillance. The FAA provides oversight for certificated individuals as well as companies to determine if the Federal Aviation Regulations, (CFR14) Code of Federal Regulations are followed properly.

Anyone who ever attended one of the late Bill O’Brien’s training seminars likely heard him mention, “the wet paper bag of responsibility.” Bill liked to use that term to give a colorful description of the responsibility held by the DOM, or accountable manager, when it came to complying with all a

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