Duane
I think it must be different depending on FSDO office and inspector. I've ha
d two airplanes inspected by the Seattle FSDO, both were more interested in p
roper paper work, the aircraft inspection was very fast, I recall about an h
our or two for the whole process. You will at least get a good look over of y
our work, but based on my experience this seems excessive on their part.
Jerry
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> On Aug 15, 2017, at 7:53 PM, <duanefamly@aol.com> <duanefamly@aol.com> wro
te:
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> I had a quick question for mainly those in the USA that have had their pro
jects inspected for their Airworthiness Certificate. How long did the inspec
tors take to perform their inspection and how invasive did they get past the
normal inspection access covers being removed? My local inspectors have gon
e over my project once so far for about 1 1/2 hours and found about 6 items t
hat they wanted modified. Two were good catches but minor (the rubber in a c
lamp was cracking due to age and a minor rub between the Stab and body), two
were questionable (cleanliness of the rudder cables and the placement of an
electrical tiedown), and no burn Certs for the material used for the cushio
ns and the sidewalls (later found out that burn certs are not required for e
xperimentals).
> I have just rescheduled their return after finishing the list. They want t
o start at 9 am, want me to block out the entire day, and the whole next day
, in case we need it.
> My question.is this overboard? The inspectors are from the local
FSDO since there is not a MIDO nearby. And they are inspectors for productio
n aircraft. I hope they are versed in the regs for Experimental aircraft.
> So just wanted to get a feel for the inspection timeframe.
>
> Mike Duane
> Las Vegas, NV
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