I'd welcome a discussion of any different opinions based on FACT, not
word-of-mouth ("My mechanic or FBO told me it has to be TSO..." "The catalog
says it's non-TSO, for Experimental Aircraft Only" are hearsay, IMO). Also,
I'd love to hear from A.I.'s with different opinions and how they arrived at
them.
Despite what the regulations might state, sometimes other factors enter into
the equation. When I was supervised by the Seattle FSDO I had a very liberal
Primary Maintenance Inspector. He granted me many field approvals that other
were having problem pushing through the system
Now when I mentioned that I was overseeing restoration of an Ercoupe and we
were going to be using some non-TSO'd stuff he actually blanched. No amount
of reason was going to change his mind. When I pressed the issue he referred
me to engineering. So what was I to do? No way was I going to press the
issue. While I might have argued that I was right, I'd never get another 337
approved.
Now that I have moved to Arizona, and am supervised by another FSDO, I will
probably have an entirely different set of rules to adhere to.
Cheers:
Paul
N1431A
2AZ1
A&P IA
