Without objection, I intend to go off on a little bit of a tangent.

I like how, in many laws and regulations, bullet points are often used to
write an entire section as a single, potentially extremely long sentence.

To demonstrate, here's 14 CFR 61.23(a) (the requirement for pilots to hold
a medical certificate), written with bullet points removed and their
corresponding uppercase letters made lowercase:

Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, a person must
hold a first-class medical certificate when exercising the pilot-in-command
privileges of an airline transport pilot certificate; when exercising the
second-in-command privileges of an airline transport pilot certificate in a
flag or supplemental operation in part 121 of this chapter that requires
three or more pilots; or when serving as a required pilot flightcrew member
in an operation conducted under part 121 of this chapter if the pilot has
reached his or her 60th birthday; must hold at least a second class medical
certificate when exercising second-in-command privileges of an airline
transport pilot certificate in part 121 of this chapter (other than
operations specified in paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of this section); or
privileges of a commercial pilot certificate; or must hold at least a
third-class medical certificate when exercising the privileges of a private
pilot certificate, recreational pilot certificate, or student pilot
certificate, except when operating under the conditions and limitations set
forth in §61.113(i); when exercising the privileges of a flight instructor
certificate and acting as the pilot in command or as a required flightcrew
member, except when operating under the conditions and limitations set
forth in §61.113(i); when taking a practical test in an aircraft for a
recreational pilot, private pilot, commercial pilot, or airline transport
pilot certificate, or for a flight instructor certificate, except when
operating under the conditions and limitations set forth in §61.113(i); or
when performing the duties as an Examiner in an aircraft when administering
a practical test or proficiency check for an airman certificate, rating, or
authorization.

—Warrigal, who regrets that e does not know how to get the Gmail mobile app
to not do that weird paragraph spacing thing that it's doing in this email

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