So does that mean it should really have a "condition for safe operation" certificate?"I certify that I built this aircraft for my own education and recreation. I have inspected it in accordance with FAR part 43, appendix D and consider it eligible for an experimental airworthiness certificate for the purpose of operating amateur-built aircraft under the provisions of 14 CFR part 21.191g."
Signed________________________________ Date_________________
Technically the aircraft can never be "airworthy". It is "in a condition for safe operation."
My inspection from the FAA in Scottsdale came with a sticker for the log book.
Basically the same words as Mel said but with an added sentence giving a single set of test conditions, and the date of the next required CI.
So does that mean it should really have a "condition for safe operation" certificate?
George
My inspection from the FAA in Scottsdale came with a sticker for the log book.
Basically the same words as Mel said but with an added sentence giving a single set of test conditions, and the date of the next required CI.
I don't like that he put in a date for the next required CI..a CI isn't required at all.. it's only required to be done within 12 months of a flight, so what if you parked the plane for 5 years and exceeded his date that he wrote in?
Simple?You complete a condition inspection, make the appropriate log entries then go fly. It?s the same for standard certificated aircraft that are out of annual. Putting a date down doesn?t do anything other than serve as a reminder because if you go past the 12 months the plane is technically grounded whether there was a date there or not. IOW when you do the inspection, early, on-time, or late isn?t driven by logging the next due date.
Personally I don?t put a date in my log, but I do keep a sheet in my POH that lists all my next inspection dates (condition, pitot/static, and transponder), plus my next oil change, and ELT & main battery replacement dates.
The precise wording should also be in your operating limitations....
Exactly.. I understand and agree with what you said. I was just trying to state that it's silly to have a "required by" date written in the book. Sure, it's a good reminder to put on your calendar, but not in the logbook. .
He won't have a legal set of Operating Limitations for his plane until the FAA Inspection.
When I do an inspection, I include a sticker with the builder certification wording if you don't already have it. Then after inspection is passed, I add:
"I find that this aircraft, N1234, meets the requirements for a special airworthiness certificate for the purpose of Operating Amateur-Built Aircraft and have issued a special airworthiness certificate dated ________________. The next inspection is due __________________."
Signed:____________________________ DAR _______________