[n86121]

Have you ever noticed that on all of your ground-fault outlets it says to "test them every 30 days?"

Like much of what goes on in the USA these days, many of these measures become an exercise to prepare a defense "in case anything happens."

"What? Do you mean that when your husband flew into the mountain out of fuel, he had failed to remove the wings every six months to inspect for cobwebs?"

From friends in high places, the only rule that is enforceable is one that has gone through a rulemaking process, which engages oversight and accountability. At least in theory.

Bureaucrats and lawyers often forget these limits. When someone tries to 'enforce' beyond their statutory authorities, they are literally abusing power by trying to exercise authorities not given to them in the first place.

As owner of Potomac Airfield I have become, alas, somewhat expert in these matters.

Unless its an AD it is just good advice, and maybe a defense for Cessna, but that's all.
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