Bob Gardner wrote:
Mary Yodice, writing a legal column in either the AOPA Pilot or Flight
Training, I can't remember which, warned pilots that relying on the
non-regulatory status of the AIM was a mistake. An NTSB administrative law
judge gets to decide if a particular action or fail to act constitutes
"careless and reckless," and failing to use the guidance in the AIM puts you
right in their crosshairs.
Bob Gardner


Bob, thanks for the reference. It took a little while but here's the
link.

http://www.aopa.org/members/ftmag/ar...m?article=4421

So basically the AIM is non-regulatory but following those
'mere suggestions' is a good idea as they might come back
to haunt you in the worst of times.

thanks.

Gerald Sylvester