experimental... in fact I could run out of fuel before I made it to the
edge! The guy I worked with told me to take an old sectional and mark off
the area I wanted for my test area. So I figured my zero wind range, added
10%, marked a circle that size on the sectional and excluded the class D
airspace around the two bases here... and that's what they gave me.
When I'm ready for the inspection on my Moose I intend to have already
marked the area I would like on a sectional to give to the inspector.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Kimball" <mkimball@gci.net>
To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 7:07 PM
Subject: RE: [rebel-builders] Getting my repairman's certificate: FAA hassle
In the USA you can do any maintenance on your experimental as well, even
if
you didn't build it. You just can't do the annual condition inspection
unless you have the repairman's certificate which is specific to the one
aircraft you built. Also, any A&P can do the annual condition inspection
as
opposed to a certified aircraft which requires that an A&P with Inspection
Authority (IA) do the annual.
You don't even want to know how huge my flight test area was. The FAA guy
that did my inspection and set my area was really great. He even gave me
only a 25 hour fly off period even though I have a non-certified engine
and
prop. I think he feels the same way I do about 25 hours with a certified
engine and 40 hours with non-certified. Stupid numbers not based on
anything
concrete that some non-pilot, non-mechanic, pencil pusher came up with. If
you've made it to 25 hours with your non-certified engine and prop, odds
are
you'll make it another 15 hours.
Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:mike.davis@dcsol.com] On Behalf Of
Wayne
G. O'Shea
Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 3:30 PM
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] Getting my repairman's certificate: FAA
hassle
We only get 25 miles for 25 hours Ted... extendable only for high
performace
aircraft by LOTS of begging.
And lucky for us... we can do our own maintenance on amateur builts no
matter who built it.. and how many times it's been sold. Don't tell anyone
though... lol
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ted Waltman" <tedwaltman@i1ci.com>
To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 7:25 PM
Subject: [rebel-builders] Getting my repairman's certificate: FAA hassle
DAR told me to fax over the 1st page of my Airman Certificate/Rating
Application form and the Eligibility Statement to the FSDO. Then the FAA
guy that my DAR talked to would type up the Repairman's Certificate and
have
it ready for me when I came into the FSDO this week-so I don't have to
wait
there while they type things in other words.
So I get a call today from the FSDO. A different FAA guy says I have to
bring the following to the FSDO to get my Repairman's Certificate:
- Airworthiness Certificate
- Completed Airman Certificate/Rating Application form
- Aircraft Registration form
- Picture ID
- Pilot's license
- Complete set of pictures of the entire build process
- My builder's construction log (3,901 hours by the way)
- Airframe, propeller and engine log books
- Letter from DAR stating I'm qualified to maintain the aircraft
Then, when I arrive, I have to answer a set of questions to prove to the
FAA
guy on duty that I'm qualified to maintain the aircraft! I have no
problem
bringing any of the above nor with answering any questions whatsoever of
course. It's just the principle of the matter that the FAA guy is
requiring
things that are not per regulation (at least to my knowledge that is).
I told the FAA guy on the phone the above steps, particularly the letter
from the DAR, pictures, log and answer questions are not required by any
FAA
regulation. He tells me they are. At this point, I'm ready to tell the
guy
to kiss my ass. Instead I call my DAR and he says he'll call the FAA guy
and tell him to kiss his ass!
We'll see what happens now.
Oh, by the way, can you believe that my DAR gave me a 20 mile radius test
area? I've never heard of a test area that small!!!! Lucky me!
Ted Waltman
Moose N384JP
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