I have been flying my unpainted RV-6A for two years now, and am thinking about painting it. My FAA required data plate is riveted on the airframe. Is it legal for me to remove the data plate so that I can paint under the plate? After paint, the plane would not be flown until the data plate is reattached.
Thanks.
Yes, as long as it is permanently re-attached before flying.
__________________ Mel Asberry, DAR since the last century.
EAA Flight Advisor/Tech Counselor, Friend of the RV-1
Recipient of Tony Bingelis Award and Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award
USAF Vet, High School E-LSA Project Mentor.
RV-6 Flying since 1993 (sold)
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Does that mean that one should use SS pop rivets in the SS data plate or will AL pop rivets suffice. Seems like AL will work fine since the underlying structure is AL. I've had a hard time finding any 3/32 or 1/8 SS pop rivets without buying a large amount.
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Aluminum pulled rivets are fine. Just be sure that the data plate itself is not aluminum.
__________________ Mel Asberry, DAR since the last century.
EAA Flight Advisor/Tech Counselor, Friend of the RV-1
Recipient of Tony Bingelis Award and Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award
USAF Vet, High School E-LSA Project Mentor.
RV-6 Flying since 1993 (sold)
<rvmel(at)icloud.com>
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