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03-25-2016, 06:03 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by deadstick35

You and the Harrier community got bent over with this LOI.

http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/...rpretation.pdf

I've never heard of the Harrier guys having any trouble with meeting the requirements. This LOI even states:

Quote:

In the preamble to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that added the powered-lift category of aircraft (60 FR 41160, August

11, 1995), the FAA notes that, "According to the FAA's Interim Airworthiness Criteria Powered-Lift Transport Category Aircraft ... powered-lifts resemble airplanes and rotorcraft in many respects."

I can see where this would (and can) affects the Osprey, but it would seem to exclude the Harrier.

I guess things change though and this Harrier pilot had enough of a question to ask for an interpretation from legal, though I would press this a little further if I was a Harrier guy.

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