On 6 Jan 2005 08:12:09 -0800, "Michael"
wrote:

What bothers me, and what I find to be absolutely incredible, is the
lack of clear direction that is provided by the numerous documents
that are produced by the FAA.

If you think it's bad on the operations side, try the maintenance side
sometime. Much worse.

Once I used to look for wisdom in FAA regulations and advisory
circulars. Once I tried to reconcile them so there was no
contradiction. It's a task that I believe is beyond the capabilities
of even a talmudic scholar. I've given up.

snipped good stuff....
NOW do you get it?

Michael

I do get it, Michael. In fact, I got it from the beginning. That
doesn't diminish my astonishment that the situation can actually be as
convoluted as it seems to be. Where else would this be tolerated?
Rich Russell