First ramp check in a quarter century of flying...all in all, a very professional and by-the-book experience. The inspector happily produced his ID, we chatted a bit about where I'd flown from (turned out we both grew up there), then pulled out his iPad and checked off that all the paperwork was in order (license, medical, photo ID, A/W cert, registration and Op Lims), and then just asked (as part of the safety part, I guess) to see that seat belts and harnesses were operable. 5 minutes max, then with the official part over, we chatted about the RV and what a great plane it is
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Only curious part to me, which I hadn't heard before, was the seat belt/harness check.
We also talked for a bit about how the FAA has their new compliance "philosophy", and what that means in terms of these inspections in general. An interesting discussion, nice fella, no hassle at all.
Only curious part to me, which I hadn't heard before, was the seat belt/harness check.
We also talked for a bit about how the FAA has their new compliance "philosophy", and what that means in terms of these inspections in general. An interesting discussion, nice fella, no hassle at all.