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Re: Cloudcars prop
Rene Robertson <q2robertson@...>
Hi Mike,
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Yes, for the same RPM I go 5 MPH faster than with the old prop. I uploaded a picture of it in our photo album files under Rene C-GTCA: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Q-LIST/photos/album/492050658/pic/1592670780/view?picmode=&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=1&count=20&dir=asc Rene Q2 C-GTCA
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From: Mike Dwyer <mdwyer@tampabay.rr.com> Subject: Re: [Q-LIST] Cloudcars prop To: Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com Received: Tuesday, November 30, 2010, 7:58 PM Hey Rene, Post some pictures of the prop. Also, given the same RPM, OAT, and altitude do you go faster with the new prop? So many questions! Fly Safe, Mike Q200 N3QP Rene Robertson wrote: Hi Jon,
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Re: N240JS Inspection
Joseph,
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The paper work proceedure and what you need for experimental certification is pretty clear. Like Sam said don't get to carried away with all this. Do what you need to get signed off. If the plane is not ready.........its not ready, if it is.......it is. Only you will know what his hot buttons are once you both meet. Jim Patillo N46JP Q200 P.S. If the inspector comes out and something is not to his liking, you fix it, get it signed off and move on to the next item. Pretty straight forward.
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Re: Q1 on eBay. . .
quickheads
Someone must have retracted a bid. It was up to $2000 yesterday, but now it's showing $1500.
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http://tinyurl.com/2e4x6fq Dan Yager QBA Editor www.quickheads.com
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Re: N240JS Inspection
Joseph M Snow <1flashq@...>
Brett,
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Good point. However, by signing the Application for Airworthiness Certificate as an owner/builder, am I not declaring the aircraft to be airworthy? So, I do not need to put such a statement in the A/C log. Rather, the DAR writes that the A/C is eligible for Experimental Certificte. Joseph
--- On Fri, 12/3/10, Brett Gerber <bgerber@domccombandsons.com> wrote:
From: Brett Gerber <bgerber@domccombandsons.com> Subject: RE: [Q-LIST] N240JS Inspection To: Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, December 3, 2010, 8:29 AM Just another thing with the FAA- Most of the time they are very picky with your “verbage”. Never will an Experimental Homebuilt Aircraft EVER be airworthy. When I was doing my A&P Oral and Practical I had the FAA sit in with my instructor to watch him. On a brake, the FAA (Doug Tape), asked me this questions. I was stumped and so was my instructor. Then Doug asked me what the definition of airworthy is: Must be in a safe condition for operation , and must meet its TCDS (Type Certificate Data Sheet). Experimental a/c do not have TCDS so never place Airworthy in any airframe log books for homebuilt. When I had my Q- 2 inspected in May 2010, I almost didn’t get my A/W slip because of the data plate on my dual Mag. Any item w/ a PMA/FAA data plate has to have ALL AD’s researched and complied with. Luckily I had already done this and we used my program on my laptop so the FSDO guy could see that my AD list was current and correct. Also, he was picky on my Airspeed- I used Paint Markers to mark the instruments before test flights were done referencing what Quickie stated. My red mark on the A/S looked more like a range in his eyes so I had to use a razor blade and make the line thinner. Also, if your instruments are marked on the glass, make sure you have slip mark on the glass and instrument to ensure that the glass has not rotated. My FSDO guy was very knowledgeable and helpful. He was an A&P/ IA before taking the position w/ the Indy FSDO. Good luck Brett Gerber Ft. Wayne, IN A&P Canard Builder Brett Douglas Gerber D.O. McComb and Sons Funeral Homes (260) 426- 9494 From: Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Joseph M Snow Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 8:36 PM To: Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Q-LIST] N240JS Inspection I had some "bad" luck today....I decided to reschedule the FAA inspection. I do not want to go into details. I just could not sign a statement in the Aircrft log saying it was airworthy. Hopefully in two weeks.... Joseph --- On Thu, 12/2/10, Fisher Paul A. <fisherpaula@johndeere.com <mailto:fisherpaula%40johndeere.com> > wrote: From: Fisher Paul A. <fisherpaula@johndeere.com <mailto:fisherpaula%40johndeere.com> > Subject: RE: [Q-LIST] N240JS Inspection To: "Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Q-LIST%40yahoogroups.com> " <Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Q-LIST%40yahoogroups.com> > Date: Thursday, December 2, 2010, 8:00 AM (sorry Sam - one more data point) On my last inspection (15 months ago) the FAA inspector (yes, FAA from the local FSDO) insisted that I have a compass. I asked for an explanation because I had a Dynon with the remote compass and he said I needed a direction indicator that worked if I lost electrical power. Again, I asked (politely) for him to please point to the regulations where this is stated. He tried, but could not find any such requirement, but "strongly suggested I have a compass". This conversation happened over the phone before the inspection. So I went to Wal-Mart and bought a three dollar compass and stuck it to the dash with double sided tape. Problem solved. During the inspection he noticed that I did indeed have a compass and he let it go. I have no idea how accurate the compass is, I have never looked at it, nor do I intend to. That's not the point. The inspector wanted one, so I put it in. So as Sam said - just buy a cheap compass, put a correction card on it and move on to the important stuff. Good Luck Joseph, please keep us informed! - Paul -----Original Message----- From: Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Q-LIST%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Q-LIST%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of Sam Hoskins Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 06:08 To: Q-LIST Subject: Re: [Q-LIST] N240JS Inspection Joseph, don't worry about it too much. Just get a compass card and stick it on your panel. Write some numbers on it. No worries. When I had my inspection, the FAA examiner (yes, FAA) noted my compass card with no numbers on it, and signed off the inspection. Don't worry about it and let's not spend another 100 e-mails auguring the point. Sam Hoskins [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Re: 654*/ How is everything?
David is this really you or do you have a virus?Bruce
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Re: N240JS Inspection
L.J. French <LJFrench@...>
However, the endorsement in my logbook references his issuance of an
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"Airworthiness Certificate" :) LJ French
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From: Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Brett Gerber Sent: Friday, December 03, 2010 7:30 AM To: Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Q-LIST] N240JS Inspection Just another thing with the FAA- Most of the time they are very picky with your "verbage". Never will an Experimental Homebuilt Aircraft EVER be airworthy. When I was doing my A&P Oral and Practical I had the FAA sit in with my instructor to watch him. On a brake, the FAA (Doug Tape), asked me this questions. I was stumped and so was my instructor. Then Doug asked me what the definition of airworthy is: Must be in a safe condition for operation , and must meet its TCDS (Type Certificate Data Sheet). Experimental a/c do not have TCDS so never place Airworthy in any airframe log books for homebuilt. When I had my Q- 2 inspected in May 2010, I almost didn't get my A/W slip because of the data plate on my dual Mag. Any item w/ a PMA/FAA data plate has to have ALL AD's researched and complied with. Luckily I had already done this and we used my program on my laptop so the FSDO guy could see that my AD list was current and correct. Also, he was picky on my Airspeed- I used Paint Markers to mark the instruments before test flights were done referencing what Quickie stated. My red mark on the A/S looked more like a range in his eyes so I had to use a razor blade and make the line thinner. Also, if your instruments are marked on the glass, make sure you have slip mark on the glass and instrument to ensure that the glass has not rotated. My FSDO guy was very knowledgeable and helpful. He was an A&P/ IA before taking the position w/ the Indy FSDO. Good luck Brett Gerber Ft. Wayne, IN A&P Canard Builder Brett Douglas Gerber D.O. McComb and Sons Funeral Homes (260) 426- 9494 From: Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Joseph M Snow Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 8:36 PM To: Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Q-LIST] N240JS Inspection I had some "bad" luck today....I decided to reschedule the FAA inspection. I do not want to go into details. I just could not sign a statement in the Aircrft log saying it was airworthy. Hopefully in two weeks.... Joseph --- On Thu, 12/2/10, Fisher Paul A. <fisherpaula@johndeere.com <mailto:fisherpaula%40johndeere.com> > wrote: From: Fisher Paul A. <fisherpaula@johndeere.com <mailto:fisherpaula%40johndeere.com> > Subject: RE: [Q-LIST] N240JS Inspection To: "Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Q-LIST%40yahoogroups.com> " <Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Q-LIST%40yahoogroups.com> > Date: Thursday, December 2, 2010, 8:00 AM (sorry Sam - one more data point) On my last inspection (15 months ago) the FAA inspector (yes, FAA from the local FSDO) insisted that I have a compass. I asked for an explanation because I had a Dynon with the remote compass and he said I needed a direction indicator that worked if I lost electrical power. Again, I asked (politely) for him to please point to the regulations where this is stated. He tried, but could not find any such requirement, but "strongly suggested I have a compass". This conversation happened over the phone before the inspection. So I went to Wal-Mart and bought a three dollar compass and stuck it to the dash with double sided tape. Problem solved. During the inspection he noticed that I did indeed have a compass and he let it go. I have no idea how accurate the compass is, I have never looked at it, nor do I intend to. That's not the point. The inspector wanted one, so I put it in. So as Sam said - just buy a cheap compass, put a correction card on it and move on to the important stuff. Good Luck Joseph, please keep us informed! - Paul -----Original Message----- From: Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Q-LIST%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Q-LIST%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of Sam Hoskins Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 06:08 To: Q-LIST Subject: Re: [Q-LIST] N240JS Inspection Joseph, don't worry about it too much. Just get a compass card and stick it on your panel. Write some numbers on it. No worries. When I had my inspection, the FAA examiner (yes, FAA) noted my compass card with no numbers on it, and signed off the inspection. Don't worry about it and let's not spend another 100 e-mails auguring the point. Sam Hoskins ------------------------------------ Quickie Builders Association WEB site http://www.quickiebuilders.org Yahoo! Groups Links
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Re: N240JS Inspection
Brett Gerber <bgerber@...>
Just another thing with the FAA- Most of the time they are very picky with your “verbage”. Never will an Experimental Homebuilt Aircraft EVER be airworthy. When I was doing my A&P Oral and Practical I had the FAA sit in with my instructor to watch him. On a brake, the FAA (Doug Tape), asked me this questions. I was stumped and so was my instructor. Then Doug asked me what the definition of airworthy is: Must be in a safe condition for operation , and must meet its TCDS (Type Certificate Data Sheet). Experimental a/c do not have TCDS so never place Airworthy in any airframe log books for homebuilt.
When I had my Q- 2 inspected in May 2010, I almost didn’t get my A/W slip because of the data plate on my dual Mag. Any item w/ a PMA/FAA data plate has to have ALL AD’s researched and complied with. Luckily I had already done this and we used my program on my laptop so the FSDO guy could see that my AD list was current and correct. Also, he was picky on my Airspeed- I used Paint Markers to mark the instruments before test flights were done referencing what Quickie stated. My red mark on the A/S looked more like a range in his eyes so I had to use a razor blade and make the line thinner. Also, if your instruments are marked on the glass, make sure you have slip mark on the glass and instrument to ensure that the glass has not rotated. My FSDO guy was very knowledgeable and helpful. He was an A&P/ IA before taking the position w/ the Indy FSDO. Good luck Brett Gerber Ft. Wayne, IN A&P Canard Builder Brett Douglas Gerber D.O. McComb and Sons Funeral Homes (260) 426- 9494 From: Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Joseph M Snow Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 8:36 PM To: Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Q-LIST] N240JS Inspection I had some "bad" luck today....I decided to reschedule the FAA inspection. I do not want to go into details. I just could not sign a statement in the Aircrft log saying it was airworthy. Hopefully in two weeks.... Joseph --- On Thu, 12/2/10, Fisher Paul A. <fisherpaula@johndeere.com <mailto:fisherpaula%40johndeere.com> > wrote: From: Fisher Paul A. <fisherpaula@johndeere.com <mailto:fisherpaula%40johndeere.com> > Subject: RE: [Q-LIST] N240JS Inspection To: "Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Q-LIST%40yahoogroups.com> " <Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Q-LIST%40yahoogroups.com> > Date: Thursday, December 2, 2010, 8:00 AM (sorry Sam - one more data point) On my last inspection (15 months ago) the FAA inspector (yes, FAA from the local FSDO) insisted that I have a compass. I asked for an explanation because I had a Dynon with the remote compass and he said I needed a direction indicator that worked if I lost electrical power. Again, I asked (politely) for him to please point to the regulations where this is stated. He tried, but could not find any such requirement, but "strongly suggested I have a compass". This conversation happened over the phone before the inspection. So I went to Wal-Mart and bought a three dollar compass and stuck it to the dash with double sided tape. Problem solved. During the inspection he noticed that I did indeed have a compass and he let it go. I have no idea how accurate the compass is, I have never looked at it, nor do I intend to. That's not the point. The inspector wanted one, so I put it in. So as Sam said - just buy a cheap compass, put a correction card on it and move on to the important stuff. Good Luck Joseph, please keep us informed! - Paul -----Original Message----- From: Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Q-LIST%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Q-LIST%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of Sam Hoskins Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 06:08 To: Q-LIST Subject: Re: [Q-LIST] N240JS Inspection Joseph, don't worry about it too much. Just get a compass card and stick it on your panel. Write some numbers on it. No worries. When I had my inspection, the FAA examiner (yes, FAA) noted my compass card with no numbers on it, and signed off the inspection. Don't worry about it and let's not spend another 100 e-mails auguring the point. Sam Hoskins
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654*/ How is everything?
David Posey <dlposey-atlanta@...>
ddr~
Nice day! My friends recommended me a web zxoor.com, they shop very often on this web, their goods are quite fantastic, also the quality is great. As one of my friend, I share it with you, and hope you do not miss this chance, thanks! Good luck to you! d
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Re: N240JS Inspection
Joseph M Snow <1flashq@...>
Hi Rick,
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I installed a compass today. The local A&P's say the taxiway next to the hangars is N/S. So, I will acquire some numbers with a compass and the taxiway. Joseph
--- On Thu, 12/2/10, Rick Hole <r.hole@ieee.org> wrote:
From: Rick Hole <r.hole@ieee.org> Subject: RE: [Q-LIST] N240JS Inspection To: Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, December 2, 2010, 10:02 PM As the guys say, you can put on a compass card with bogus numbers, but I am thinking not to put something in the plane knowing it is wrong. Who knows, some day you might experience multiple systems failure and that little compass will be there to save your bacon. Even if you "never" look at it, there may come a time when you will. So I suggest you take a few minutes and swing the compass, make the correction card, and post it. You can do it without a compass rose. A good Boy Scout compass will get you close enough. Walk around the site with the Boy Scout compass looking for any sudden changes and if so, try a different site. Use that to calibrate your "whiskey" compass and your Dynon. The Dynon is easy enough, I have done it many times. What you are doing is calibrating the compass readings for the innacuracies caused by various bits of ferrous metals in the plane. Just entering the factors for lat/long is only half the battle! Rick H _____ From: Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Joseph M Snow Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 11:57 PM To: Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Q-LIST] N240JS Inspection Mike, I have a Dynon EFIS-D10 with a remote, electronic compass. There are calibration procedures, but you need to be at an airport which has a compass rose. I am not allowed to fly as yet. The compass declination was set by Longitude/latitude which enables a magnetic variation correction to the compass factory preset. Is this adequate? Joseph --- On Wed, 12/1/10, Mike Dwyer <mdwyer@tampabay.rr.com <mailto:mdwyer%40tampabay.rr.com> > wrote: From: Mike Dwyer <mdwyer@tampabay.rr.com <mailto:mdwyer%40tampabay.rr.com> > Subject: Re: [Q-LIST] N240JS Inspection To: Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Q-LIST%40yahoogroups.com> Date: Wednesday, December 1, 2010, 5:20 PM Don't forget to have your compass correction card stuck to the dash. They seem to look for that as we often forget about it. Mike Q200 Terry Adams wrote: Joseph,[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Re: Inspections/Inspectors
Rick Hole
The DAR I deal with tells us that the FAA has insisted they become more
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detailed, especially in documenting the amateur built status. So they really want photos taken during the construction process showing the builder actually building (they'll get suspicious if you wear the same shirt on all the photos) and may ask a few questions about some construction item. The person who built the plane has no trouble answering. But mostly they want the paper work done precisely correct. Little things like having the info on the data plate exactly to match the registration, and the data plate displayed in the proper place (in olden times you could stick them anywhere). "Experimental" sticker the right size and placement. Everything on the panel labeled. Especially the Passenger Warning sticker. A recent emphasis is to see seats and seatbelts installed for the number of places in the paperwork. Can't leave out the rear seats for a 4-place or they will change you to a 2-place pending modification of paperwork. Basically, if you have the paperwork right, the plane ready to fly, you can expect things to go well. The DAR is not there to fail your project. You might want to have a pot of good coffee brewed :-) I counsel builders not to go right out and fly the plane that same day. After you have the "birth certificate" go back and do a very thorough inspection as if you are going to fly the plane (which you are.) and do not pressure yourself. Wait for the calm down-the-runway breeze and try not to have an audience that will tempt you to "get it done" too early. The less observers, the less pressure you will feel. I like to take video of the runway hops and first flight. You can get a lot of data from them, and it makes a good keep-sake. Rick _____ From: Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Michael Hilderbrand Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 10:55 PM To: Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Q-LIST] Inspections/Inspectors My FSDO inspector seemed to look at the following more than anything else: Paper work (big one), nuts and bolts politically correct - safety pins if required, controls are rigged correct - stick left:left aileron goes up, LIMITS on gauges and airspeeds marked (even though you have yet to fly the thing to figure those number out!) (They passed my blinking red idiot light on my EIS as my "limit" indicator.), make sure no gas lines go over electrical wires, and seat belts work properly. Couple more things: One inspection they wanted me to start the engine, other inspection (two airplanes) they did not have me start it. AND I did not have a compass on my panel. I did go to Walmart and buy one after the inspection for my own comfort. From what I hear, it seems DARs are a little more hardcore about the inspection, along with being strong-minded in what they want, regardless what the regs say. Michael Hilderbrand Derby, Kansas Sonex #1017 Flying Jabiru 3300 w/ Aerocarb Http://www.kansasflying.com ________________________________ From: "JMasal@aol.com <mailto:JMasal%40aol.com> " <JMasal@aol.com <mailto:JMasal%40aol.com> > To: Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Q-LIST%40yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thu, December 2, 2010 9:50:11 AM Subject: Re: [Q-LIST] Inspections/Inspectors Now here's the scary part: FAA inspectors are HUMAN (they all have different axes to grind) and they are Gummint employees (some wear Jackboots if you get my drift). I once worked for a company that made approved plastic parts for Cessnas and Pipers. Approval required detailed drawings sent to FAA engineering and, if blessed, followed by an on site inspection to see that the production part matched the drawing and it fit on the aircraft make and model. We made many different parts and sold thousands. Due to a loooong history with a couple engineers and inspectors who knew who we were and our manufacturing quality control our parts approval was tedious but only a little frustrating. Once upon a time the engineering dept. head died and a woman engineer (equal opportunity program) was brought in from back east. Suddenly the game changed. There is a small exit hole for rudder cables on the aft fuselage side of SE Cessnas. It is covered by a bulged out small plastic triangle to keep out the rain. We made it identical to Cessna's and in 7 months I hadn't gotten it approved before I left. I ain't speculating why, but you can. The SW Region FAA became a pain in the ass to get PMA approvals while up around the Indiana area (I guess Great Lakes FAA) our manufacturing friends were getting far more complex parts approved with far less fussiness. So... if an inspector asks for some easy something, be polite, as Paul sez... even POLITELY question his knowlege of the regs, but dont give him attitude or piss him off. You can make an end run around him but you wont like the time and frustration it takes. jim
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From: Fisher Paul A. <fisherpaula@johndeere.com <mailto:fisherpaula%40johndeere.com> > To: Q-LIST <Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Q-LIST%40yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Thu, Dec 2, 2010 7:01 am Subject: RE: [Q-LIST] N240JS Inspection (sorry Sam - one more data point) On my last inspection (15 months ago) the FAA inspector (yes, FAA from the local FSDO) insisted that I have a compass. I asked for an explanation because I had a Dynon with the remote compass and he said I needed a direction indicator that worked if I lost electrical power. Again, I asked (politely) for him to please point to the regulations where this is stated. He tried, but could not find any such requirement, but "strongly suggested I have a compass". This conversation happened over the phone before the inspection. So I went to Wal-Mart and bought a three dollar compass and stuck it to the dash with double sided tape. Problem solved. During the inspection he noticed that I did indeed have a compass and he let it go. I have no idea how accurate the compass is, I have never looked at it, nor do I intend to. That's not the point. The inspector wanted one, so I put it in. So as Sam said - just buy a cheap compass, put a correction card on it and move on to the important stuff. Good Luck Joseph, please keep us informed! - Paul -----Original Message----- From: Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Q-LIST%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Q-LIST%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of Sam Hoskins Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 06:08 To: Q-LIST Subject: Re: [Q-LIST] N240JS Inspection Joseph, don't worry about it too much. Just get a compass card and stick it on your panel. Write some numbers on it. No worries. When I had my inspection, the FAA examiner (yes, FAA) noted my compass card with no numbers on it, and signed off the inspection. Don't worry about it and let's not spend another 100 e-mails auguring the point. Sam Hoskins
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Re: Inspections/Inspectors
Michael Hilderbrand <m_hilderbrand@...>
My FSDO inspector seemed to look at the following more than anything else: Paper
work (big one), nuts and bolts politically correct - safety pins if required, controls are rigged correct - stick left:left aileron goes up, LIMITS on gauges and airspeeds marked (even though you have yet to fly the thing to figure those number out!) (They passed my blinking red idiot light on my EIS as my "limit" indicator.), make sure no gas lines go over electrical wires, and seat belts work properly. Couple more things: One inspection they wanted me to start the engine, other inspection (two airplanes) they did not have me start it. AND I did not have a compass on my panel. I did go to Walmart and buy one after the inspection for my own comfort. From what I hear, it seems DARs are a little more hardcore about the inspection, along with being strong-minded in what they want, regardless what the regs say. Michael Hilderbrand Derby, Kansas Sonex #1017 Flying Jabiru 3300 w/ Aerocarb Http://www.kansasflying.com ________________________________ From: "JMasal@aol.com" <JMasal@aol.com> To: Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thu, December 2, 2010 9:50:11 AM Subject: Re: [Q-LIST] Inspections/Inspectors Now here's the scary part: FAA inspectors are HUMAN (they all have different axes to grind) and they are Gummint employees (some wear Jackboots if you get my drift). I once worked for a company that made approved plastic parts for Cessnas and Pipers. Approval required detailed drawings sent to FAA engineering and, if blessed, followed by an on site inspection to see that the production part matched the drawing and it fit on the aircraft make and model. We made many different parts and sold thousands. Due to a loooong history with a couple engineers and inspectors who knew who we were and our manufacturing quality control our parts approval was tedious but only a little frustrating. Once upon a time the engineering dept. head died and a woman engineer (equal opportunity program) was brought in from back east. Suddenly the game changed. There is a small exit hole for rudder cables on the aft fuselage side of SE Cessnas. It is covered by a bulged out small plastic triangle to keep out the rain. We made it identical to Cessna's and in 7 months I hadn't gotten it approved before I left. I ain't speculating why, but you can. The SW Region FAA became a pain in the ass to get PMA approvals while up around the Indiana area (I guess Great Lakes FAA) our manufacturing friends were getting far more complex parts approved with far less fussiness. So... if an inspector asks for some easy something, be polite, as Paul sez... even POLITELY question his knowlege of the regs, but dont give him attitude or piss him off. You can make an end run around him but you wont like the time and frustration it takes. jim -----Original Message----- From: Fisher Paul A. <fisherpaula@johndeere.com> To: Q-LIST <Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thu, Dec 2, 2010 7:01 am Subject: RE: [Q-LIST] N240JS Inspection (sorry Sam - one more data point) On my last inspection (15 months ago) the FAA inspector (yes, FAA from the local FSDO) insisted that I have a compass. I asked for an explanation because I had a Dynon with the remote compass and he said I needed a direction indicator that worked if I lost electrical power. Again, I asked (politely) for him to please point to the regulations where this is stated. He tried, but could not find any such requirement, but "strongly suggested I have a compass". This conversation happened over the phone before the inspection. So I went to Wal-Mart and bought a three dollar compass and stuck it to the dash with double sided tape. Problem solved. During the inspection he noticed that I did indeed have a compass and he let it go. I have no idea how accurate the compass is, I have never looked at it, nor do I intend to. That's not the point. The inspector wanted one, so I put it in. So as Sam said - just buy a cheap compass, put a correction card on it and move on to the important stuff. Good Luck Joseph, please keep us informed! - Paul -----Original Message----- From: Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Sam Hoskins Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 06:08 To: Q-LIST Subject: Re: [Q-LIST] N240JS Inspection Joseph, don't worry about it too much. Just get a compass card and stick it on your panel. Write some numbers on it. No worries. When I had my inspection, the FAA examiner (yes, FAA) noted my compass card with no numbers on it, and signed off the inspection. Don't worry about it and let's not spend another 100 e-mails auguring the point. Sam Hoskins [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Rick Hole
As the guys say, you can put on a compass card with bogus numbers, but I am
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thinking not to put something in the plane knowing it is wrong. Who knows, some day you might experience multiple systems failure and that little compass will be there to save your bacon. Even if you "never" look at it, there may come a time when you will. So I suggest you take a few minutes and swing the compass, make the correction card, and post it. You can do it without a compass rose. A good Boy Scout compass will get you close enough. Walk around the site with the Boy Scout compass looking for any sudden changes and if so, try a different site. Use that to calibrate your "whiskey" compass and your Dynon. The Dynon is easy enough, I have done it many times. What you are doing is calibrating the compass readings for the innacuracies caused by various bits of ferrous metals in the plane. Just entering the factors for lat/long is only half the battle! Rick H _____ From: Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Joseph M Snow Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 11:57 PM To: Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Q-LIST] N240JS Inspection Mike, I have a Dynon EFIS-D10 with a remote, electronic compass. There are calibration procedures, but you need to be at an airport which has a compass rose. I am not allowed to fly as yet. The compass declination was set by Longitude/latitude which enables a magnetic variation correction to the compass factory preset. Is this adequate? Joseph
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<mailto:mdwyer%40tampabay.rr.com> > wrote: From: Mike Dwyer <mdwyer@tampabay.rr.com <mailto:mdwyer%40tampabay.rr.com> > Subject: Re: [Q-LIST] N240JS Inspection To: Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Q-LIST%40yahoogroups.com> Date: Wednesday, December 1, 2010, 5:20 PM Don't forget to have your compass correction card stuck to the dash. They seem to look for that as we often forget about it. Mike Q200 Terry Adams wrote: Joseph,
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Joseph M Snow <1flashq@...>
I had some "bad" luck today....I decided to reschedule the FAA inspection. I do not want to go into details. I just could not sign a statement in the Aircrft log saying it was airworthy. Hopefully in two weeks....
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Joseph
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From: Fisher Paul A. <fisherpaula@johndeere.com> Subject: RE: [Q-LIST] N240JS Inspection To: "Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com" <Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com> Date: Thursday, December 2, 2010, 8:00 AM (sorry Sam - one more data point) On my last inspection (15 months ago) the FAA inspector (yes, FAA from the local FSDO) insisted that I have a compass. I asked for an explanation because I had a Dynon with the remote compass and he said I needed a direction indicator that worked if I lost electrical power. Again, I asked (politely) for him to please point to the regulations where this is stated. He tried, but could not find any such requirement, but "strongly suggested I have a compass". This conversation happened over the phone before the inspection. So I went to Wal-Mart and bought a three dollar compass and stuck it to the dash with double sided tape. Problem solved. During the inspection he noticed that I did indeed have a compass and he let it go. I have no idea how accurate the compass is, I have never looked at it, nor do I intend to. That's not the point. The inspector wanted one, so I put it in. So as Sam said - just buy a cheap compass, put a correction card on it and move on to the important stuff. Good Luck Joseph, please keep us informed! - Paul -----Original Message----- From: Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Sam Hoskins Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 06:08 To: Q-LIST Subject: Re: [Q-LIST] N240JS Inspection Joseph, don't worry about it too much. Just get a compass card and stick it on your panel. Write some numbers on it. No worries. When I had my inspection, the FAA examiner (yes, FAA) noted my compass card with no numbers on it, and signed off the inspection. Don't worry about it and let's not spend another 100 e-mails auguring the point. Sam Hoskins
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JMasal@...
Now here's the scary part: FAA inspectors are HUMAN (they all have different axes to grind) and they are Gummint employees (some wear Jackboots if you get my drift). I once worked for a company that made approved plastic parts for Cessnas and Pipers. Approval required detailed drawings sent to FAA engineering and, if blessed, followed by an on site inspection to see that the production part matched the drawing and it fit on the aircraft make and model. We made many different parts and sold thousands.
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Due to a loooong history with a couple engineers and inspectors who knew who we were and our manufacturing quality control our parts approval was tedious but only a little frustrating. Once upon a time the engineering dept. head died and a woman engineer (equal opportunity program) was brought in from back east. Suddenly the game changed. There is a small exit hole for rudder cables on the aft fuselage side of SE Cessnas. It is covered by a bulged out small plastic triangle to keep out the rain. We made it identical to Cessna's and in 7 months I hadn't gotten it approved before I left. I ain't speculating why, but you can. The SW Region FAA became a pain in the ass to get PMA approvals while up around the Indiana area (I guess Great Lakes FAA) our manufacturing friends were getting far more complex parts approved with far less fussiness. So... if an inspector asks for some easy something, be polite, as Paul sez... even POLITELY question his knowlege of the regs, but dont give him attitude or piss him off. You can make an end run around him but you wont like the time and frustration it takes. jim
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From: Fisher Paul A. <fisherpaula@johndeere.com> To: Q-LIST <Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thu, Dec 2, 2010 7:01 am Subject: RE: [Q-LIST] N240JS Inspection (sorry Sam - one more data point) On my last inspection (15 months ago) the FAA inspector (yes, FAA from the local FSDO) insisted that I have a compass. I asked for an explanation because I had a Dynon with the remote compass and he said I needed a direction indicator that worked if I lost electrical power. Again, I asked (politely) for him to please point to the regulations where this is stated. He tried, but could not find any such requirement, but "strongly suggested I have a compass". This conversation happened over the phone before the inspection. So I went to Wal-Mart and bought a three dollar compass and stuck it to the dash with double sided tape. Problem solved. During the inspection he noticed that I did indeed have a compass and he let it go. I have no idea how accurate the compass is, I have never looked at it, nor do I intend to. That's not the point. The inspector wanted one, so I put it in. So as Sam said - just buy a cheap compass, put a correction card on it and move on to the important stuff. Good Luck Joseph, please keep us informed! - Paul -----Original Message----- From: Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Sam Hoskins Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 06:08 To: Q-LIST Subject: Re: [Q-LIST] N240JS Inspection Joseph, don't worry about it too much. Just get a compass card and stick it on your panel. Write some numbers on it. No worries. When I had my inspection, the FAA examiner (yes, FAA) noted my compass card with no numbers on it, and signed off the inspection. Don't worry about it and let's not spend another 100 e-mails auguring the point. Sam Hoskins
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Fisher Paul A. <fisherpaula@...>
(sorry Sam - one more data point)
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On my last inspection (15 months ago) the FAA inspector (yes, FAA from the local FSDO) insisted that I have a compass. I asked for an explanation because I had a Dynon with the remote compass and he said I needed a direction indicator that worked if I lost electrical power. Again, I asked (politely) for him to please point to the regulations where this is stated. He tried, but could not find any such requirement, but "strongly suggested I have a compass". This conversation happened over the phone before the inspection. So I went to Wal-Mart and bought a three dollar compass and stuck it to the dash with double sided tape. Problem solved. During the inspection he noticed that I did indeed have a compass and he let it go. I have no idea how accurate the compass is, I have never looked at it, nor do I intend to. That's not the point. The inspector wanted one, so I put it in. So as Sam said - just buy a cheap compass, put a correction card on it and move on to the important stuff. Good Luck Joseph, please keep us informed! - Paul
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From: Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Sam Hoskins Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 06:08 To: Q-LIST Subject: Re: [Q-LIST] N240JS Inspection Joseph, don't worry about it too much. Just get a compass card and stick it on your panel. Write some numbers on it. No worries. When I had my inspection, the FAA examiner (yes, FAA) noted my compass card with no numbers on it, and signed off the inspection. Don't worry about it and let's not spend another 100 e-mails auguring the point. Sam Hoskins
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Joseph, don't worry about it too much. Just get a compass card and stick it
on your panel. Write some numbers on it. No worries. When I had my inspection, the FAA examiner (yes, FAA) noted my compass card with no numbers on it, and signed off the inspection. Don't worry about it and let's not spend another 100 e-mails auguring the point. Sam Hoskins On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 10:57 PM, Joseph M Snow <1flashq@ameritech.net>wrote:
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Joseph M Snow <1flashq@...>
Mike,
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I have a Dynon EFIS-D10 with a remote, electronic compass. There are calibration procedures, but you need to be at an airport which has a compass rose. I am not allowed to fly as yet. The compass declination was set by Longitude/latitude which enables a magnetic variation correction to the compass factory preset. Is this adequate? Joseph
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From: Mike Dwyer <mdwyer@tampabay.rr.com> Subject: Re: [Q-LIST] N240JS Inspection To: Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, December 1, 2010, 5:20 PM Don't forget to have your compass correction card stuck to the dash. They seem to look for that as we often forget about it. Mike Q200 Terry Adams wrote: Joseph, [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Rick Hole
I've been through dozens of these inspections with clients at work and I can
tell you the DAR will not sign off without some sort of compass and correction card. While you might fight the DAR about it, it really is not a smart move to do so; get them mad and they will get even. So choose your fights wisely :-) Rick _____ From: Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Michael Hilderbrand Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 9:43 PM To: Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Q-LIST] N240JS Inspection "Don't forget to have your compass correction card stuck to the dash." Actually, you do not even need a compass. Michael Hilderbrand Derby, Kansas Sonex #1017 Flying Jabiru 3300 w/ Aerocarb Http://www.kansasflying.com ________________________________ From: Mike Dwyer <mdwyer@tampabay.rr.com <mailto:mdwyer%40tampabay.rr.com> > To: Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Q-LIST%40yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wed, December 1, 2010 4:20:38 PM Subject: Re: [Q-LIST] N240JS Inspection They seem to look for that as we often forget about it. Mike Q200 Terry Adams wrote: Joseph,
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Michael Hilderbrand <m_hilderbrand@...>
"Don't forget to have your compass correction card stuck to the dash."
Actually, you do not even need a compass. Michael Hilderbrand Derby, Kansas Sonex #1017 Flying Jabiru 3300 w/ Aerocarb Http://www.kansasflying.com ________________________________ From: Mike Dwyer <mdwyer@tampabay.rr.com> To: Q-LIST@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wed, December 1, 2010 4:20:38 PM Subject: Re: [Q-LIST] N240JS Inspection They seem to look for that as we often forget about it. Mike Q200 Terry Adams wrote: Joseph, [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Mike Dwyer <mdwyer@...>
Don't forget to have your compass correction card stuck to the dash. They seem to look for that as we often forget about it.
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Joseph,
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