N395V
Well Known Member
A thread on the RV8 forum ( engine change)prompted me to start thinking about this.
As I approach getting my plane back in the air I am wondering if I must (officially) re enter Phase 1 or communicate with the FSDO.
I am REPLACING my engine, prop, and entire wing with the same models/design.
My operating limitations for phase 1 and 2 only address major CHANGES.
In perusinging the FARs 43, 21, 8130.2f, it appears to me that I am not making major changes or major repairs just replacing components with like components.
So my questions are:
Do I need to communicate with the FSDO?
Other than prudence dictating a period of solo test flight must I re enter phase 1 from a regulatory standpoint? Since I am a long way from my initial approved phase 1 test area this could prove to be problematic.
As I approach getting my plane back in the air I am wondering if I must (officially) re enter Phase 1 or communicate with the FSDO.
I am REPLACING my engine, prop, and entire wing with the same models/design.
My operating limitations for phase 1 and 2 only address major CHANGES.
In perusinging the FARs 43, 21, 8130.2f, it appears to me that I am not making major changes or major repairs just replacing components with like components.
So my questions are:
Do I need to communicate with the FSDO?
Other than prudence dictating a period of solo test flight must I re enter phase 1 from a regulatory standpoint? Since I am a long way from my initial approved phase 1 test area this could prove to be problematic.
