Message-Id: <3.0.3.32.19990510100325.00a8ab70@olsusa.com>
Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 10:03:25 -0400
To: lancair.list@olsusa.com
From: Marvin Kaye <marvkaye@olsusa.com>
Subject: AvFlash tidbits
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From this morning's AvFlash for those of you who aren't subsscribers...

EAA PLEASED WITH HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT LOGBOOK CLARIFICATION
The FAA has reiterated that individual airplane builders do not have to
secure an A&P's signature before submitting airworthiness inspection
forms for FAA approval.  EAA requested the clarification after local and
regional FAA offices required builders to have the sign-off before
submitting an airworthiness application.  An FAA memo stated that only
the aircraft builder's signature is necessary.

MORE INSPECTORS ADDED TO TACKLE TCM CRANKSHAFT WORKLOAD...
Teledyne Continental Motors continued to refine its program to inspect
3,200 crankshafts, saying last week that it is hiring 20 additional
inspectors to expedite the process, bringing the total to 40 inspectors
by late May.  TCM also said that the required inspection can be
accomplished more efficiently than it originally thought.  As reported
by AVweb over the last several weeks, faulty crankshafts are possible in
new, factory-remanufactured, or field-overhauled 470-, 520- and 550-
series engines produced in 1998.

...BUT INSPECTIONS MAY NOT BE GOING SMOOTHLY
Not all inspections are going smoothly: One AVweb reader reports that an
inspector showed up at an Alaskan FBO two days behind schedule,
inspected only 10 of the 17 prepared engines, then departed for his next
scheduled location, leaving seven owners climbing the walls.  Meanwhile,
TCM reports that inspections to date have turned up no fatigue
fractures, but several dozen engines are being returned to TCM to
install new cranks and analyze the old ones.  Stay tuned.

   NOTE: Affected owners can call TCM at 888-200-7565 or check the
   company's Web site at <http://www.tcmlink.com> to find the nearest
   designated inspection station.

AIR RACE TO TEST BASIC PILOTING SKILLS: If you're still a whiz at using
your trusty E6B, check out the Hayward to Laughlin Proficiency Air Race,
set for May 20-22, 1999.  The competition tests skills of fuel planning
and cross-country navigation without high-tech cockpit equipment.  To
learn more, visit the Web site at <http://members.aol.com/hwdairrace>.

SHORT FINAL...
Another good "Rule of Thumb" overheard at this year's Sun 'n Fun:

Cessna 123: Tower, I have a load of Young Eagles on board.  Do you have
any idea how long I should keep them up here?

Tower: Cessna 123, ahhh, until the second one throws up ... that should
just about do it.


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