JimParker256
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Farmersville, TX
And, if I'm reading it right, it applies ONLY to certificate holders operating under Part 121 or Part 135, (plus the US Department of Interior), but not to regular Joe Pilot... And it sounds like there would be a formal document approving such an increase in GW issued by "the Administrator"...14 CFR part 91.323: https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/14/91.323
Note the specific applications. And while my 1941 Taylorcraft was certified under TCDS A-699 as a normal category CAR 4a airplane, the +15% for Alaska ops doesn't apply.
The check pilot was an FAA employee and CFI. One point of the review was whether or not we could stay in compliance with the legal GW and Alaska's requirements for survival gear (http://dot.alaska.gov/stwdav/akfly.shtml), not if the GW has rubber bookends. Some call it a review - I call it a test.
Gary
I'd always heard it applied across the board, so I'm glad the question was asked and glad Gary posted the link to the pertinent section of 14 CFR...