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The
Model Regulations are precisely that; not the law.
The Model Regulations present ICAO standards as regulatory requirements for aircraft expected to operate internationally from and into [STATE]. Where applicable, ICAO recommended standards are included for completeness. Each model regulation presents the standards and recommended practices in the appropriate ICAO Annex supplemented by sections from the United States Federal Aviation Regulations and/or the European Joint Aviation Requirements (JAR).
Bob
FAR Part 1.1 contains definitions.
It is not determinative of the issue in dispute.
Gordy
The definition of flight time has been determined by a legal interpretation by the FAA for the purpose of "Logging" that time.
Precisely.
It is not determinative of the issue in dispute - as the rest of your post demonstrates.
FL