lcfitt(at)sbcglobal.net
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 Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 8:29 pm Post subject: Lancair Airworthiness Certificate and inspector comments - n |
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Brad's Lancair had it's inspection last Friday and recieved its
Airworthiness Certificate. There are several glitches including the custom
instrument panel's inability to power up the audio panel and the transponder
while the avionics cooling fan is powered. Pulling it's breaker powers up
the avionics and the transponder. This is a major major as there is
virtually no access to the rear of the panel and the panel builder is in
Montana.
The real reason for the post is some of the comments the FAA inspector made
during the inspection. I am sure other opinions may vary. By background,
he is a 30 year FAA veteran and spent most of his career in Alaska as an
accident investigator. With that in mind, one comment he made was the
number of souls onboard that he felt died because of cargo or baggage or
what not that impacted their bodies at the time of the accident. In one
case he described the death of a person who was empaled by a fishing rod.
It was his belief that a number of these accidents were survivable had the
gear been properly secured. I'm sorry to mentnion it, but the batteries in
the tail cone have been a real concern of mine over the years.
Another comment was regarding additional crew during the Phase One testing.
It was his opinion that the prohibition of passengers is simply that. That
additional crew is not a problem if there is some reason for the additional
crew being there other than sight seeing or going for a ride. Another
pilot, in his opinion, fine, especially in complex aircaft.
Then came the opinion regarding instruction. It was his opinion that
primary instruction was out, but that a licensed pilot (owner) could be
checked out by another pilot (professional test pilot) and that, in his
opinion, would not be considered instruction. This is what I did and it
feels a bit better now.
That's about it. Oh yes, the airplane came in at slightly over 1800 lbs.
empty. The target was anything under 2000 lbs. The airplane will remain in
primer through Phase one and two, so the final weight will grow somewhat.
My time on the project was just under 1400 hours over two years and two
months.
Do not archive
Lowell Fitt
Cameron Park, CA
Model IV-1200 R-912 UL Warp
1998 850 hrs.
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