On Jan 27, 2006, at 9:09 PM, VTAILJEFF@aol.com wrote:

It is important to remember these finer points when you are standing in front of the NTSB's administrative law judge (ALJ) explaining your actions in response to the FAA's request to suspend your pilot certificate for 180 days.

And how is the FAA going to prosecute one for an overhead approach that is a) approved by the tower, or b) executed at a non-towered airport any more than someone entering the pattern at anything other than the 45? First, you would have to give them a reason to do so...and safely executing the overhead isn't going to be it. There is a time and a place for the overhead, and times when it's not appropriate. I don't think EAA Warbirds would advocate the approach if they thought it could bring FAA condemnation to their members (it has not, to my knowledge)...

I await your next salvo of regs, Jeff, but I've shot this dead horse for the last time.

B