Gordy:
The term public use has been mis-interpreted for many years, read the regs carefully if you intend to use the "loopholes".
Uh.....At the present time, I don't intend to use the "Loopholes". However lawyers have been known to squeek every loophole out of a regulation that they can find either to deny a claim or to force the payment of a claim. I forgot to post that disclaimer. In fact, I don't know of any instance where someone conducted a flight
intending to use a loophole. Usually if in doubt, you would research the applicable FAR and conduct the flight accordingly. "Loophole" by it's very definition implies to me at least, an after-the-fact attempt to absolve oneself of the responsibility for an unintentional violation. I know that you didn't intend your remarks to be accusatory, and I agree that this Advisory Circular may be outdated. I only meant that someone
could try to use it as a loophole, even if it is grasping at straws. The End