Aircraft Owner,                                                     

 

(Airworthiness Inspection: $250)

Below is a list of tips to help with your process before requesting for an Airworthiness Inspection.  If you made any errors on paper work, some can be corrected on site and some can not. To prevent any complications please contact me if you have any questions at all. The FAA Form 8130-6 can be filled in by computer and then printed out or filled out by hand with a pen.  If you print the 8130-6, make sure that you print the back of the form on the same paper.  Go to www.faa.gov - type 8130-6 in the search engine - open the document and you can type in info and check boxes with the cursor.

-Before I perform the Airworthiness Inspection, I need certain info from you.  This info is needed so I can complete your Operating Limitations & Special Airworthiness Certificate which I will issue to you on site after the inspection.  This info will be forwarded to the FAA so you will not be getting it back.  I "NEED":                                                                                                     

>Original Copy of the 8130-6

>Original Program Letter (If you need, I can mail you one)

>Original Copy of your weight and loading chart (Signed & Dated)

>2 Photocopies of the aeronautical sectional chart with your base of operation identified.  (Include Coordinates)

>Photocopy of the Registration Cert. (8050-3)

>Photocopy of the Aircraft's Inspection Checklist which you used for the Condition Inspection. (If you need an inspection checklist I can mail one)

>3-view photographs of your PPC

-Before Inspection, your aircraft must be clean and free of dirt, dust, grass, oil, etc. Clean aircraft from top to bottom (this is the perfect time to inspect for loose hardware and other discrepancies).  I would suggest safetying anything that is intended to be safety wired.  If there's a safety wire hole there then maybe it should be safetied.  It would be a good idea to clean and inspect the parachute as well. Check for holes, tears, and frayed cords (Any of these discrepancies can cause your PPC to be UnAirworthy).

-You must weigh the aircraft and calculate the weight and loading of your PPC.  This can be done with bathroom scales.  You can weigh one tire at a time and then add the weights together.  Remember fuel weighs 6.1 lbs/gal.  The Weight & Balance sheet shall be signed and dated when you performed this action.

-It is your responsibility to "SHOW" that your PPC is in condition for safe operation by means of a logbook entry. It is my responsibility as the DAR to "FIND" it in condition for safe operation. You must perform a Condition Inspection on your PPC to determine that it is in condition for safe operation before requesting for an Airworthiness Inspection. An example of a logbook entry is "I certify that this aircraft has been inspected on [insert date] in accordance with the scope and detail of Appendix D to Part 43 and was found to be in a condition for safe operation". Include aircraft total time. Logbook entry of the Condition Inspection should have been signed and dated before or of

the same date as on your FAA Form 8130-6. This date will determine when your next annual Condition Inspection is due (which is every 12 calendar months). It is not determined by the Airworthiness Inspection date. (Ex. if your C.I. was dated on 7-20-07 and the A.I. took place on 8-5-07, your next C.I. must be done by the last day of July 2008).  If you don't already, you might want to get an aircraft logbook to record maintenance and inspecitons.  It's difficult to make a logbook entry without a logbook!!!

-Make sure you have some kind of maintenance plan for your aircraft.  This could be a checklist for the annual condition inspection along with the engine manufactures maintenance plan.  Also if you don't already, make up some kind of pre-flight/post-flight checklist. 

-Copy the area from the aeronautical sectional in which you will be operating your PPC. This copy must not be larger than standard size paper (8.5x11"). Identify the base of operation with a small highlighted mark so it stands out. Include blank space (3”) on the bottom of the paper for Lat&Long Coordinates, make/model, N#, SN, room for me to sign and date it, and page # at the bottom.

-Include at least 3-dimensional photographs of your PPC (front, back, side).  You can scan 3 different pictures on one 8.5x11" paper (No larger than that).

-Make sure all markings, placards, and data plates are installed properly.

>N# must be at least 3" high and the colors must be contrasting (you probably will have to fabricate a plate to fit a 3" N# on).  Make sure the numbers & letters are about 2” wide. Must be located and displayed in accordance with FAR 45.21, 45.23, 45.27(e), 45.29{ (b),((1)(iii)),(2)},(c),(d),(e),(g)

>Make sure all placards are in place. Ex. switches, throttle, engine gauge limits, fuel quantity indicator(visual or electronic), fuel tank (quantity and min octane, mixture ratio if applicable), oil-mixture reservoir (min quantity & type), fuel selector valve (on/off), passenger warning label (use the ELSA warning, not the Amateur-Built warning (if using the stickers from EAA kit)), rear seat dual controls must be placarded as well, etc...

>The name of the builder on the data plate Must Exactly match the name on the FAA Form 8130-6(Builder) & Form 8080-3(Manufacturer). The Model (ex. Dream Machine 582) and Serial # must also be included on the data plate which must be done according to FAR 45.11. This information must coincide with that of FAA Form 8130-6 and Form 8050-3. No more or no less info should be on the data plate.  Remember, an aluminum data plate is not fire proof (stainless steel is).  The data plate must also be permanently attached to a permanent part of the aircraft.

-Insert the latest Airworthiness Directives bi-weekly number in block III B of the FAA Form 8130-6. This indicates that you have researched the latest AD's in which could apply with any part of your aircraft. If there is any AD that applies to any part of your aircraft and it has not been complied with, your aircraft is not in condition for safe operation. Writing "N/A" in this block Will Not Be Acceptable. (AD bi-weekly can be accessed from www.faa.gov)

Todd Geise

1300 State Rt 405

Milton PA 17847

cell # 570-850-4234

e-mail:  goose582@hotmail.com