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02-08-2015, 06:14 AM
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Join Date: May 2005
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Progressive Conditional Inspection Info
Does anyone know if the rules for Experimental Home Built are the same as for certified aircraft concerning progressive conditional inspections? Do I have to file a plan with The FAA for approval? For me, it would be much easier to do our inspections over the course of the year rather than down the plane for a week or two at the end.
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02-08-2015, 06:54 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
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Ooooh. Now they KNOW you are doing a progressive. 
Sent from my NSA monitored device.
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02-08-2015, 07:29 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Dallas/Ft Worth, TX
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Originally Posted by woodmanrog
Does anyone know if the rules for Experimental Home Built are the same as for certified aircraft concerning progressive conditional inspections? Do I have to file a plan with The FAA for approval? For me, it would be much easier to do our inspections over the course of the year rather than down the plane for a week or two at the end.
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You will NOT in any way/shape/form get an approval for a progressive inspection on an experimental (but I would love to see the look on the guys face when you ask him)!
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02-08-2015, 08:30 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Mojave
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The requirement is one inspection and one signature per year. Most people take a weekend and do the whole airplane at once. Some take a week, and others drag it out for a month.... I'm certain plenty of people fool with their airplane often enough that it has morphed into a form of ongoing, progressive inspection and there are eyes on every part of the airplane at least once a year.
As long as the logbook entry is there and no part of the airplane has been unseen for more than 12 months, I think the moral and legal requirement has been met.
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02-08-2015, 08:42 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Chandler, AZ
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Modified Progressive
Traditional Progressive Inspection schedules involve on going maintenance throughout the year based on several factors. If this is what you are meaning, I don't think the FAA would buy into that.
However, I used the entire month of the month due to do my Conditional inspection. Kind of a progressive. I conducted it in phases so I would not have my plane out of service. So, I would take a couple of days and do the tail group. Next might be the wings or the FWF stuff. I generally save the internal work till last because it was the most cumbersome. At the end of the month when the Conditional checklist was complete, I made the necessary logbook entries.
I know several that do the same thing. Works great and spreads the process over a few weeks.
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02-08-2015, 11:35 AM
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been here awhile
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: North Alabama
Posts: 4,300
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Originally Posted by RV7Guy
I know several that do the same thing. Works great and spreads the process over a few weeks.
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And also means the plane is airworthy for Saturday breakfast runs every weekend.  |
02-08-2015, 11:45 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Dothan, Alabama
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I am with Darwin and Sam.
Week one: wings and landing gear
Week two: Tail boom and tail feathers
Week three: FWF
Week four: the dreaded 10,000 screws and the seat pans/controls/everything else.
Each one is no more than a day by themselves.
Maybe, you will just get lucky and it is time to change the oil, time for FWF.
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