it's also clear
that the FAA recommends a procedure that on its face seems
to be illegal.

What makes it illegal? The requirement to make left turns (except when
making right turns!) is an FAA requirement. No legislature passed this
law.

What the FAA requires, the FAA can amend.

You know that it is not a law. Think: if you bust the requirement,
will the local sheriff come out and arrest you? No. The FAA will lift
your certificate at worst. There is merely an institutional
requirement, and to enforce it there is an institutional remedy. There
is nothing "illegal" about it.

all the best -- Dan Ford
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