Editing Legal Matters (section)

==FAA Regulations==
Strictly speaking, there are no [http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title14/14tab_02.tpl FAA regulations] that apply to Survivors with the ability to fly.  This is because all of the definitions [http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?sid=79d8b0163257ddfb862decdb2fa8a82f&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title14/14cfrv1_02.tpl (Title 14:1.1)] of aircraft cover only constructed objects and, even then, of a weight heavier than any human being.

More broadly, certain FAA regulations can be interpreted as applying to the Survivors.  Most notably, these are:
* [http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=aa2c1591c256d4f3674509bdf98167ab&rgn=div5&view=text&node=14:2.0.1.3.14&idno=14#14:2.0.1.3.14.1.9.6Title '''Title 14:99.11], ADIZ flight plan requirements''' <br> This rule specifies that an aircraft has to file a pre-departure flight plan with local Air Traffic Control, giving such information as type of aircraft, pilot's name and address, proposed flight path and time, etc.
* [http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=5e139e6c909c484acb4f9e831205b188&rgn=div5&view=text&node=14:2.0.1.2.6&idno=14 '''Title 14:71.31-71], Class A-E Airspace Areas''' <br> These rules specify that aircraft travelling in Class A or B airspace (above a major airport or between an 18,000 and 60,000 foot altitude) must maintain radio contact with local Air Traffic Control.  This is the rule cited by FAA Administrator Marion Blakely in her [[FAA Letter|letter to Brian Jaffe]].
* [http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=5e139e6c909c484acb4f9e831205b188&rgn=div5&view=text&node=14:2.0.1.1.2&idno=14 '''Title 14:61.1-431], Certification for Pilots''' <br> As above, Survivors do not count as aircraft under the current rules and cannot register as such since there is no way to measure their air-worthiness.  The FAA could, however, decide that, as  they are people, they do count as aircraft operators and could require them to pass standard piloting tests in order to legally exert their powers.
** The FAA could, instead, determine that as no Survivor qualifies as aircraft, no Survivor is allowed to use their power to fly, legally grounding all Survivors.
* [http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=5e139e6c909c484acb4f9e831205b188&rgn=div5&view=text&node=14:2.0.1.2.7&idno=14 '''Title 14:73.1-85], Special Use and Restricted Airspace''' <br> Some airspace, notably over important government sites, is prohibited for civilian air traffic.  A Survivor found flying through this airspace could be fined or jailed as per current FAA regulations.



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