Netters, One misconception is that there are not any regs beyond the FAR/AIM for pilots. Most things concerning equipment and installation methods, acceptable parts, and construction methods are not found in the FAR/AIM, but rather in the FAR/AMT book. This is what the A&Ps use, along with appropriate ACs. Art I don't know who told you that ACs are just advisory and not regulatory, but they are wrong. If the AC further explains a regulation and adds details to that reg, then the information contained is regulatory, and must also be complied with. There are ACs that just inform and ACs that are regulatory. You have to read them to find which it is. The Airplane Flying Handbook is just one example of an AC that started out small and grew, and is regulatory because all of the procedures spelled out there are what the Practical Test Standard is derived from. The AC on pilot endorsements, and the one on the Pilot Proficiency "WINGS" Program are both regulatory. So there are both. Be careful, you may think information it is optional when it is not. Lastly, often times the Airman's Information Manual is taught as being advisory not regs. Yet the Section on communications as an example, is regs, just explained there. Try not to make over generalizations. The FAA will surprise you every time.
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