Bluelabel
Well Known Member
The Drama Continues
Here's the letter I just wrote to Tom Charpentier at EAA after speaking with him on the phone this morning.
Tom,
So? I made another appointment. Last time, the inspector ended by saying ?Get familiar with what?s required to do a condition inspection and come back, you?ll get it next time?.
So I did just that. I found all the regs, CFRs and FARS pertaining to ops lims, repairman cert requirements and condition inspection requirements.
I had all my paperwork in order. AND per your suggestion I had my DAR write a letter noting that he had visited the build 3 times and that he personally knew of my workmanship and experience.
Upon arrival, I was given a different inspector. Roger Messick. Within about 1 minute of showing him my paperwork and the photos of our build on my iPad, the previous inspector, Gregory Nolting, sticks his head out and immediately starts harrasing me. He told Roger that I had been in before and ?Failed miserably?. He also stated ?you can?t even fly that plane out of here, I?m going to call the airport manager and have all the experimental kicked off this field!!? This BLEEP is on a witch-hunt for experimentals for some reason.
He also denied ever telling me that I couldn?t even work on my plane without a repairman?s cert. This because I flashed the 14.43.D in his face and said ?Show me!!?
After a bit of back and forth, Gregory left, and Roger took copies of my AC, my repaiman?s application, my AW App and Registration to the back. He comes back and says that he talked to HIS boss and that they have questions about my DAR?s sign offs. Specifically they said that my DAR used his A&P number in places he should have used in DAR number. I asked for specifics but got none.
They want me to come back on Tuesday the 24th at 9am ? I run my own company and this is getting the be a MAJOR hassle.
Note: I looked through ALL the documentation and my DAR?s number is correct in every place. I called my DAR, and together we went through every piece of paper and made sure everything is correct, and it is.
I?m also writing a letter to my congressman Daryl Issa, This is getting ridiculous.
I?ve complied with all the regs and requirements and I?m in 100% in compliance with what?s needed to get my repaiman?s cert for my plane.
Tom,
Please advise as I don?t want to wait until Tuesday and go through another dog and pony show?.
Here's PITA #1...
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And #2....
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Here's the letter I just wrote to Tom Charpentier at EAA after speaking with him on the phone this morning.
Tom,
So? I made another appointment. Last time, the inspector ended by saying ?Get familiar with what?s required to do a condition inspection and come back, you?ll get it next time?.
So I did just that. I found all the regs, CFRs and FARS pertaining to ops lims, repairman cert requirements and condition inspection requirements.
I had all my paperwork in order. AND per your suggestion I had my DAR write a letter noting that he had visited the build 3 times and that he personally knew of my workmanship and experience.
Upon arrival, I was given a different inspector. Roger Messick. Within about 1 minute of showing him my paperwork and the photos of our build on my iPad, the previous inspector, Gregory Nolting, sticks his head out and immediately starts harrasing me. He told Roger that I had been in before and ?Failed miserably?. He also stated ?you can?t even fly that plane out of here, I?m going to call the airport manager and have all the experimental kicked off this field!!? This BLEEP is on a witch-hunt for experimentals for some reason.
He also denied ever telling me that I couldn?t even work on my plane without a repairman?s cert. This because I flashed the 14.43.D in his face and said ?Show me!!?
After a bit of back and forth, Gregory left, and Roger took copies of my AC, my repaiman?s application, my AW App and Registration to the back. He comes back and says that he talked to HIS boss and that they have questions about my DAR?s sign offs. Specifically they said that my DAR used his A&P number in places he should have used in DAR number. I asked for specifics but got none.
They want me to come back on Tuesday the 24th at 9am ? I run my own company and this is getting the be a MAJOR hassle.
Note: I looked through ALL the documentation and my DAR?s number is correct in every place. I called my DAR, and together we went through every piece of paper and made sure everything is correct, and it is.
I?m also writing a letter to my congressman Daryl Issa, This is getting ridiculous.
I?ve complied with all the regs and requirements and I?m in 100% in compliance with what?s needed to get my repaiman?s cert for my plane.
Tom,
Please advise as I don?t want to wait until Tuesday and go through another dog and pony show?.
Here's PITA #1...
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And #2....
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