Speaking of FAA record errors, I downloaded the FAA registration database and set it up so I could run some queries/filters. There are 56 Ercoupes registered as 415-CD that have serial numbers outside the range given in "Ercoupe" by Louis N. Buffardi, January 1980, Chapter XIII, pages 81-82, from the table prepared by J. Dyer, July 27, 1976, namely 4501 to 4868. Five of them are even registered as being made by Forney, with serial nmbrs. as high as 5649.
If I were to hazard a guess, having argued this point several times recently, all but the Forney's are probably model C converted to D. Jim Hart Kevin Gassert wrote: > A 337 I would worry about but I would not worry about just having an > incorrect weight and balance. People fill them out wrong all the time and > not just on Ercoupes. A clerical error is not enough to change the model of > an aircraft. People write things in log books and on weight and balances > quite often that is not correct. On my Navion they always put it was a > Navion A when in fact it was a straight Navion before the model A came out > but most people assume there is nothing before A. If we go on the assumption > that an incorrect weight and balance changes and airplane model than if I > put that weight and balance in my Ercoupe paperwork my Ercoupe would now be > a Navion. > > > > > > > > Kevin1 > > > > > > > > From: Ed Burkhead [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 3:41 PM > To: 'William R. Bayne' > Cc: 'jh'; 'Bill BIGGS'; 'G. Davis'; 'Larry Snyder'; 'Roy Stubbs'; 'kgassert > Gassert' > Subject: FAA ruling over LSA status of some Coupes > > > > > > Ah, Bill. We seem to have clearly defined a disagreement over the way the > FAA will act. > > > > You are making your best analysis based on your assumptions, as am I. > > > > It'll be interesting (if not "fun") to watch to see how reality falls out. > I think that'll be the only way to resolve this issue. > > > > In the mean time, I caution people about buying a Coupe if there's a form > 337 for model change on file with the FAA, warning them that the outcome may > be the FAA declaring it is invalid as an LSA. > > > > I'll have to consider whether to caution them about a weight and balance > form being found in the FAA document CD. > > > > Ed > > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ercoupe-tech/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ercoupe-tech/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
