Return-Path: Received: from larry.webcom.com ([209.1.28.41]) by ns1.olsusa.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-64832U3500L350S0V35) with ESMTP id com for ; Sun, 17 Sep 2000 22:43:44 -0400 Received: from eresh (eresh.webcom.com [209.1.28.49]) by larry.webcom.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id TAA03202 for ; Sun, 17 Sep 2000 19:00:12 -0700 Received: from [207.168.131.197] by inanna.webcom.com (WebCom SMTP 2.0) with SMTP id 35452180; Sun Sep 17 19:48 PDT 2000 Message-Id: <000d01c0211b$eeee4480$0300a8c0@MICRON> From: "Ron Galbraith" To: References: <18.263795f.26f6caf5@aol.com> Subject: Re: Conversation with FSDO re: airworthiness Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 20:55:36 -0600 X-Mailing-List: lancair.list@olsusa.com Reply-To: lancair.list@olsusa.com Mime-Version: 1.0 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << Lancair Builders' Mail List >> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> Very well said Mike. I hope my post about the FAA wasn't taken out of context. The folks there are in the most part very competent, in the area that they specialize. What I was trying to get at is getting a good inspection, with someone who is very familiar with the airplanes we are building. The problem I had with the LongEZ, would have been easy to take if in fact the guy would have wanted the airplane painted because of known problems, but when the first thing the guy says is "Why is the nose sitting on the ground?", doesn't the main gear retract too?" You've got to wonder. On the point of getting dual during the flight test, I've known of a few instances of guys getting checked out during test period, but you are really sticking your necks out there if something happens. Like Mike said, your insurance more than likely won't be valid. It's pretty cut and dry for the FAA, (and DAR's) it's the "if required" part that you could possibly get around, by detailing some flights where you are checking out a system, and you can't do it "safely" by yourself. The FAA is real big on the safety issue, and if you can convince your local FSDO guys that you are being safer with 2 people, then they will buy it, or at least might. Ron Galbraith > Although we would all love to divorce ourselves from the FAA, we must > remember that the DAR's work for and report to an FAA >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LML website: http://www.olsusa.com/Users/Mkaye/maillist.html LML Builders' Bookstore: http://www.buildersbooks.com/lancair Please send your photos and drawings to marvkaye@olsusa.com. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>