The Murphy Builders Site

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