Sorry Ian that is not correct. Read Den’s email again. If it is a G109 where the manual does not mention life in years then the calendar life does not apply. If it is a Dimona where it does specify a calendar life then that life applies. I checked the Manual on the Diamond Website and it is the same manual and unchanged since 1985. The airworthiness limitations have not changed and thus as part of the original Type Certificate they apply. The CASA AD specifically precludes “sport aircraft” which is us. You should read the AD again carefully. I have talked to Rob and Den about asking CASA to remove that limitation in the AD from GFA Aircraft. Cheers. Nige.
From: Ian Mc Phee Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2015 11:17 AM To: DOG LIST ; Geoff Sim ; Robert Hare ; Baylee Roberts Subject: [DOG mailing list] Prop service Enc below is paste of what I sent to Eric Weston. Thus if you have rotation play in blade ASK for an exchange boss at $240 no iffs no maybes. Also as now GFA reflect CASA then it seems calendar based service on props and engines are GONE except for charter (training, AAFs conversions etc are not charter even if money changes hands). A switched on LAME friend alerted me and a long email from Dennis Stacey confirmed it. So no more 12years on rotax and 6 years 11months on prop service. Personally with our crap car fuel we have in Australia I would personally still do calendar service on mechanical fuel pumps etc. Ian McPhee 0428847642 I can say the prop has never been better at changing the prop pitch in 15 years. Prop change now is so easy! When at burketown I checked all 4 similar props on motorgliders & ours just out of service had more rotational play than all the others. Thus in future I believe if you see such props with such rotation play I suggest you consider at $240 fit an exchange boss.
