1. The Chief Counsel does not make rulings, (s)he makes opinions that the
FAA is obliged by custom to follow. Only judges make rulings and the
Counsel ain't a judge. (Old saw: What do you call those who graduate in
the bottom 10% of their law school class? Answer below.)

2. THat "departure procedures" thing has gotten more than one of us. So
far as I know, the FAA itself has only established departure procedures for
one or two airports and I think that they are Dulles and National back in
DC. That particular section does not apply to sids and such. I can't give
you a cite right now because that was something I found out about more than
twenty years ago and have forgotten where I found it.

Jim

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Anyone know where to view ruling by the FAA's chief counsel? In
particular, I'm looking for the one that that states "departure
procedures" referred to in Far 91.129(g) are only those traffic
pattern departure routes that the FAA sometimes establishes for a
particular airport. As opposed to say obstacle departure procedures.

Stan