Wayne, Yeah Wayne, some of us are A&P's, but if you look closely at the Coupe group you will find a lot of shade tree mechanics who own coupes that haven't been looked at legally in many years. Thats why it is so hard to find two coupes that are exactly alike; it's also a reason to look real closely at the paper work that comes with most coupes. I have had a few and have had to submit at least one (on one, I had twelve) 337's plus redo weight and balance etc. etc. Not to mention correcting mechanical boo boos.
Of course I have also found some very excellent mechanical mods done that only needed the necessary paper work. So to answer your question about what you can do, it is a lot. Especially if you know a good A&P or IA who will work with you. A complete list of what you can (legally) do is found in FAR Part 43; get this and read through it. If you find an IA/A&P who reads these the right way and will work with you, there is very little you can't do. And you may be surprised what you, as the owner and pilot, are allowed to do on your own. Save many bucks!! Keep in touch Dan N80A ---------- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: coupe work > Date: Wednesday, December 30, 1998 7:41 PM > > Judging by some of the mail I have seen in the past few months, it seems to me > that a lot of folks are doing a lot of work on their planes themselves. Are a > lot of you A&Ps? Or are there a lot of things I could be doing to my plane > myself - legally? I'm a pretty good mechanic, built a homebuilt and flew it > 130 hours, and I feel comfortable doing a lot of fixing and I like saving > money! But where do I draw the line? Or more properly, where does the FAA > draw the line? Can some of you enlighten me a bit? Wayne Hannah N3544H
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