dddoyle, Springfield, Mo Alon N5477E wrote: > > The concept that you wrote up for the two-tier owner/AP sounds reasonable. I > know you were not be exclusionary, but please, don't forget to add Alons, > Forneys and Mooney M-10s to your writings. Although we often use Ercoupe and > Coupe to include the ERCO, FORNEY, ALON and MOONEY aircraft, the FAA rules > will be applied more strickly.
Count on it. We will hang together to prevent hanging separately. > I hope that this certification concept > doesn't turn into a "cheap" way to maintain our aircraft. I suggest that the > planners put some effort into turning out qualified (tier 1) APs and (tier 2) > AIs that would receive respect from FAA officials and traditional AP/AIs. Roy and I are in complete agreement with you on this. We discussed the fact that the kind of certification that would win approval from any club, from the EAA would necessarily be stringent enough to weed out the casual cheats. And can you imagine the FAA signing off on a minimal training course? I would anticipate prescribed series of general maintenance classes hosted by the local EAA chapters -- engine maintenance, riveting, fabric repairs, inspection procedures, brakes, correct fluids for specific purposes. With written tests. With hands-on training and practical tests. Then, I would expect a series of lessons prepared by the type clubs of the specific type-specific knowledge we think the Pilot TSM person ** needs ** to know. These would be followed by a written test. If I were in charge (I wouldn't be -- but I want to be a student), there would then be hands-on training/testing sessions at regional conventions. Thinking of the EOC Coupe expert mechanics I know, I'm not sure they would be willing to be involved in anything that was not rigorous. No skating allowed. Costs of going through all this couldn't be less than $300 for each student. I wouldn't be surprised if out of pocket to the student to come in at $1k. Roy and I aren't looking for cheap, we're looking for trustworthy-from-really-knowing-the-subject-really-really-well. That's what I want to be for my own maintenance. This does not keep the maintainers from doing bad work -- if they don't care about their lives and the lives of their passengers. That situation is not a whit different from what it is now. But knowing that I am responsible for the maintenance of the plane in which I'm taking my daughter for a ride, makes me feel very serious -- whether there's an A&P and AI involved or not. I think -- Ed Burkhead Peoria, Ill. Ercoupe N3802H, 415-D Never open an attachment with a ".exe" or ".com" or ".vbs" suffix. To be safe, turn off Microsoft's Visual Basic Macro execution option. Consider not using Outlook for mail - lots of viruses target its security flaws. --------------------------------- to unsubscribe send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics
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