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04-19-2013, 05:53 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Pecan Plantation (0TX1)
Posts: 167
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DAR Cost
Just curious what people have been paying for their final Inspection DAR.
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04-19-2013, 06:06 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Townsend, Montana
Posts: 3,179
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FSDO is free....but sometimes ya get what you pay for.
I wish I had used the local DAR, even though he charges $600.
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04-19-2013, 06:14 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Greenfield, IN
Posts: 341
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I used a DAR. I got his name from the volunteers that are on the EAA web site.
He did a great job and cost me nothing. He would not take even a bottle of water. I felt that I should give him something, but refused any attempt of payment or even a hint of payment.
I do not know if all are this way, but those volunteers are to be commented. I appreciate his time and his care.
Dave
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04-19-2013, 07:13 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Indiana
Posts: 270
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gas money
I used a DAR in Southern IN that would only take gas money to drive 120 miles. The inspection took about 6 hours. Total cost 117.00.
Squeak
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04-19-2013, 09:35 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Livermore, CA
Posts: 6,767
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$750. Several others wanted $1000.
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04-19-2013, 09:51 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Donie,Texas
Posts: 196
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I used the local FSDO and all was great, 1.5 hrs and repairman cert. Others have not faired so well.
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04-19-2013, 10:13 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: La Feria Texas
Posts: 3,822
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I am quite interested in why you would way that.
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Originally Posted by hydroguy2
FSDO is free....but sometimes ya get what you pay for.
I wish I had used the local DAR, even though he charges $600.
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04-19-2013, 10:22 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Livermore, CA
Posts: 6,767
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Every DAR or FSDO guy is different, but there is a perception that the FSDO is more interested in paperwork while DARs do more of a real inspection.
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04-19-2013, 11:39 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Townsend, Montana
Posts: 3,179
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Originally Posted by DonFromTX
I am quite interested in why you would way that.
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Because as Bob eluded to...my FAA rep could have carried less about the plane. But by golly the paperwork better match his interpretation of the Regs.
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04-20-2013, 05:31 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Delaware, OH (KDLZ)
Posts: 4,194
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BobTurner
Every DAR or FSDO guy is different, but there is a perception that the FSDO is more interested in paperwork while DARs do more of a real inspection.
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Like Bob stated, each is different. The person that I'm working with in FSDO is very experimental safety conscience. He was very upfront and told me the specific things he wanted to inspect. Most were items straight from AC43-13 and contributing factors to recent NTSB findings. He also stated the he personally was interested in building an experimental, which may account for his different views than some of his peers. I'll let you in k ow in a few weeks how the inspection goes. |
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