"Not authorized" means there is no authorization.

The PTS sets forth, as stated below, what "shall" and "must" be done,
and what "may" be done at the discretion of the examiner.

Nowhere does the PTS say that the examiner "may" dictate what pages of
a GPS may be viewed during an operation, any more than he "may", for
example, set an OBS or HSI to his preferred setting, rather than what
the appplicant wishes.

An examiner is testing an applicant for an instrument rating. Part of
the evaluation includes ensuring that the applicant is aware of his
situation, for example, non-reception of a signal that the applicant may
be =assuming= is being received. To do so, the examiner, during an
approach, surrepticiously changes the frequency dialed in on the radio
(be it nav or comm, it doesn't matter). The applicant doesn't notice.
Though he completes the approach within tolerances, he may have missed a
radio call or the fact that the zero-dot deviation is due to a dead
radio rather than to his lucky flying.

The examiner fails the applicant. The applicant appeals, claiming that
the PTS does not say that the examiner "may" dictate what frequency the
radios are tuned to.

Your ruling?

Jose
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