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 Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 6:47 pm Post subject: Phase 1 pax |
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| Quote: | Don't you need some sort of FAA exemption to have a passenger/copilot in the
plane during the 40 hour fly off?
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Here is what the EAA Government Services said about this question - from the February 7, 2003 copy of EAA e-HotLine:
(Boy, will your insurance company have a bit to say about carrying a pax before end of Phase 1!!!)
Q & A: Question of the Week
Question for EAA Aviation Information Services:
The question in e-HOT LINE, Vol. 3, No. 5, states: The OpLims will contain the following or a similarly worded statement: During the flight-testing phase, no person may be carried in this aircraft during flight unless that person is essential to the purpose of the flight.
Okay, that's the letter of the law. Now please outline what could be considered essential to the flight. I recently flew with a builder/pilot who has about five hours on his airplane. He has an electrical problem which only occurs in flight, and it could affect operational safety of the aircraft. I rode along to monitor instruments and take notes should the problem occur. It did, and my readings and notes helped us solve the problem. We considered it necessary to have someone along to monitor the instrumentation so the pilot/builder could focus on flying the airplane during the incident. Were we legal? If not, what is legal?
Answer:
If a pilot feels it necessary to have another individual in the aircraft on a flight during the phase-one flight test period, this must be approved by the area FAA office, and such approval must be shown in the aircraft's operating limitations. In other words, this is not something that can be decided "on the spot" before a flight, but must be approved in advance by the FAA.
If there is a situation where the builder or flight-test pilot has a specific need for additional crew in the aircraft during the fight test period, FAA Advisory Circular AC 20-27E, Certification and Operation of Amateur-Built Aircraft, offers the following advice:
“If an additional crew member is required for a particular test function, that requirement should be specified in the application program letter for the airworthiness certificate and listed in the operating limitations by the FAA.”
The FAA will review each application on a case-by-case basis, and may allow additional crew if they feel there is sufficient justification
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