Body language in the Words
FAA language here is interesting. They title this portion of the NPRM with the words, "What if I am ONLY a registered ultralight instructor" (Capitols letters used for emphasis.) The word "only" is used with ultralight instructors, but no other place in NPRM 11133. Why not "only a private pilot," or "only a CFI?" Every certificate and qualification has limits; where the word "only" would show that the holder had reached "only" the particular level.

It still appears difficult for the employees of the FAA, responsible to the Department of Transportation, to write in a manner that is friendly to those who fly for fun and recreation.


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