"Bob Gardner" wrote in message
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I have Summit Aviation's CD-ROM that includes just about every piece of paper
issued by the FAA...regulations, AIM, PTS, ACs, etc etc etc. I have searched
this resource for two words: flair and flair. My Webster's Ninth had already
told me that "flair" meant "a skill or ability to appreciate or make good use
of something," as in "a flair for the dramatic," or "a uniquely attractive
quality," as in "fashionable dresses with a flair all their own."

But Bob... you have only made half of your case. As you say, the dictionary
definition of "flair" includes nothing about landing an airplane, but neither
does the definition for "flare". Since Part 1 of the FARs (definitions) seems
to be silent on the issue, how are we to know which spelling is correct?

I am so confused...
Vaughn