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Minimum Equipment List (MEL) for Pilots: Dispatch & Deferrals
The CTS Team
April 7, 2026
Minimum Equipment List (MEL) for Pilots: Dispatch, Deferrals, and Maintenance You’re halfway through your preflight walk-around when you discover the number two landing light is burned out. Your flight is a day VFR cross-country under Part 91. Can you legally depart? The answer depends on whether you know how to

Minimum Equipment List (MEL) for Pilots: Dispatch & Deferrals
The CTS Team
April 7, 2026
Minimum Equipment List (MEL) for Pilots: Dispatch, Deferrals, and Maintenance You’re halfway through your preflight walk-around when you discover the number two landing light is burned out. Your flight is a day VFR cross-country under Part 91. Can you legally depart? The answer depends on whether you know how to











