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yak52
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 Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 7:47 am Post subject: Flutter |
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The following was just posted by E-hotline on behalf of the EAA:
On August 21, Roca requested that the San Antonio Flight Standards District Office (FSDO) assign a DAR to inspect his aircraft, which he and his son built. Later that day a DAR contacted Roca informing him that the inspection would not happen until the Manufacturing Inspection District Office (MIDO) had cleared it with the FAA in Oklahoma City. Alex called the MIDO and was told they were still waiting to hear from Washington.
In reality, there was no need to obtain permission for the airworthiness inspection. The confusion stemmed from the NTSB’s well-publicized request in April 2009 that the FAA ground all Zodiac 601XL aircraft, and not conduct any further airworthiness inspections the type because of recent fatal accidents involving the type. (NTSB suspected “aerodynamic flutter” as the cause of all the accidents, which resulted in 10 fatalities. That theory was later proved false.)
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Gig Giacona
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| Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 12:24 pm Post subject: Re: Flutter |
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Our friend Dr. Ed had the same problem with the Baton Rouge FSDO. EAA worked it out for him in no time flat.
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| Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 12:42 pm Post subject: Flutter |
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On Friday 18 September 2009 15:24, Gig Giacona wrote:
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Our friend Dr. Ed had the same problem with the Baton Rouge FSDO. EAA
worked it out for him in no time flat.
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One wonders how long it will take the FAA to understand that this is not a
type certificated aircraft, and that legally, a 601XL does not correspond to
a single type. It's either an LSA, a box of parts someone has assembled, or a
bunch of sheet metal and steel to be formed, welded, and assembled.
Maybe we should ground all RVs, because they are made out of the same raw
stuff. 
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psm(at)att.net
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| Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 1:12 pm Post subject: Flutter |
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Hi Jim,
I believe the FAA does indeed understand the differences between
S-LSA and various experimental versions of the Zodiac-XL. My
conversations with a bunch of FAA managers at Sun n Fun led me to
understand they feel concern over factory built planes, even S-LSAs,
sold to the public. They really don't spend much effort worrying
about experimental planes.
Paul
XL awaiting engineering changes
At 01:31 PM 9/18/2009, you wrote:
| Quote: | One wonders how long it will take the FAA to understand that this is not a
type certificated aircraft, and that legally, a 601XL does not correspond to
a single type. It's either an LSA, a box of parts someone has assembled, or a
bunch of sheet metal and steel to be formed, welded, and assembled.
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