ArVeeNiner
Well Known Member
My FSDO says I can't land at any other airport but my home airport during Phase 1. He says that he is positive about this but I can't find this stipulation anywhere. Does anybody know where this limitation exists at?
You will never win an argument with an FAA employee - especially if he has power over you. Tell him you will abide by the restrictions, but ask him what you should do if your local airport suddenly fogs in unexpectedly while you were in the area and fuel is an issue.
John
There were other things he said about the Phase 1 area like:
-it couldn't extend beyond the local FSDO's area because they would have to coordinate with other FSDOs
a misinformed FAA person..........
I'm thinking maybe I should not bring it up to him again. I think I could bring him all kinds of anecdotal evidence proving that he's full of hot air but the bottom line is that he has the final say.
I'll update this thread with the outcome. Thanks for all the advice!
My FSDO says I can't land at any other airport but my home airport during Phase 1. He says that he is positive about this but I can't find this stipulation anywhere. Does anybody know where this limitation exists at?
Airworthiness Inspections 8130-2F chg 4 - Guidance for the inspection (includes the new "51%" form as of 9/30/09).
Airworthiness Inspections AC 20-27G - Guidance for the Builder.
FSIMS - the collection of FAA guidance on just about anything - http://fsims.faa.gov/PICResults.aspx?mode=EBookContents
All of that said, they can write anything they want for Phase I limitations - if you're stuck with a FSDO that has decided this as a matter of their local policy, I'm not sure that there's much that can be done about it. Maybe letting EAA / Chad J know to see what they might be able to do. In any event, as was suggested earlier, if the written word contains no such limitations, then not an issue.
Dan