(groans as Groundhog Day dawns again)
How can anyone – lawyer or not – turn muddleheaded and inconsistent aviation policy into crystal clear words?
Once again, as an act of purest optimism, I throw down the gauntlet:
1. get agreement on this forum as to when flight time should start and end; then
2. draft the crystal clear definition.
If we can't get past 1 – which we won't – it's impossible to do 2.
And therein lies the reason for the regulatory 'reform' program drifting along forever.