hammdo Posted June 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 What makes it vague as a committee can clarify regs and put out ‘findings’ of clarification to regs such as what the FAA General Aviation Safety committee did but, looking at what you said, it’s easier in the long run to put cert type. -Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
47U Posted June 12, 2020 Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 I apologize in advance for this post, I’m in a caffeine deficiency... To proceed down this rabbit hole... My private pilot and A&P mechanic certificates are the same number. An A&P cannot ‘manufacture’ parts for certified aircraft. So, if I produce a part under the owner produced part rules for my 63C (like my McFarlane throttle and prop cables), do I need to make an entry in the airframe logbook as the ‘owner/operator’ that I produced this part (conforming per blah, blah, blah) and supplied it to the A&P, then a second entry in the airframe logbook using my ‘mechanic’ certificate that I received from the owner/operator this OPP and, upon inspection, it conforms with (blah, blah, blah) to install it? I would hope the FAA wouldn’t violate me as both an owner/operator and mechanic as I made a single entry in the logbook stating these are OPPs and installed them using only my ‘mechanic‘ certificate identifier in a single logbook entry. Should I have signed it off as ‘Owner/Operator; A&P’ vs. just ‘A&P’? Or, I could request my comptroller make the OPP logbook entry since she is listed on the aircraft registration as ‘co-owner.’ Wouldn’t she just love that! tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammdo Posted June 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 I did opp on the B, the AP/IA reviewed the documents I provided with the part and wrote in the log 'Installed OPP Down and Up blocks...' I'll l see if I still have the pics... -Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricJ Posted June 12, 2020 Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 Just now, 47U said: I apologize in advance for this post, I’m in a caffeine deficiency... To proceed down this rabbit hole... My private pilot and A&P mechanic certificates are the same number. An A&P cannot ‘manufacture’ parts for certified aircraft. So, if I produce a part under the owner produced part rules for my 63C (like my McFarlane throttle and prop cables), do I need to make an entry in the airframe logbook as the ‘owner/operator’ that I produced this part (conforming per blah, blah, blah) and supplied it to the A&P, then a second entry in the airframe logbook using my ‘mechanic’ certificate that I received from the owner/operator this OPP and, upon inspection, it conforms with (blah, blah, blah) to install it? I would hope the FAA wouldn’t violate me as both an owner/operator and mechanic as I made a single entry in the logbook stating these are OPPs and installed them using only my ‘mechanic‘ certificate identifier in a single logbook entry. Should I have signed it off as ‘Owner/Operator; A&P’ vs. just ‘A&P’? Or, I could request my comptroller make the OPP logbook entry since she is listed on the aircraft registration as ‘co-owner.’ Wouldn’t she just love that! tom FWIW, this is my plan exactly. OPP parts get documented as required by me as "owner/pilot" and installations are done by me as "mechanic" or whatever (haven't decided yet whether to start being pedantic and sign as "mechanic".) I'm happy to try to keep myself as immune as possible from regulatory minutae if there's ever a problem. Also fwiw, I think I just discovered a prime candidate for OPP: the little metal plate that is supposed to go between the prop governor gaskets on Lycoming IO-360-A3B6D engines. It's just a piece of sheet aluminum with holes drilled in it and the edges finished. The gasket makes a good template to shape and drill the plate. It'd probably take ten minutes to make one out of a piece of scrap aluminum. Aircraft Spruce gets $70 for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammdo Posted June 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 Well, settlement funds are in the bank! Set up a time to meet with David and get the ball rollin’... Once that is done, I’ll probably start a new thread for N2652W, look for a hanger, and just update this one ‘if’ I find out what happened... -Don 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammdo Posted June 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 Second set of IFR training today. Did a bit more ground prep and flew 2 hrs in the air. All VOR or VOR/DME/Circling approaches, holds, procedure turns. It was hot and bumpy but wow, it was fun. VOR approaches really depend on how ‘accurate’ the VORs are and I found out today when doing the approaches. Really was a bit of a surprised how < than a 1/2° off (VOR) and your off to the either side of the runway. Lots to learn and grow but was fun and challenging... -Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted June 15, 2020 Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 VORs can have scalloped shaped lines to follow... compared to using GPS... they add a bit of looseness to the world of aviation... You can only see the difference when you have both on board... fly the VOR, and track the magenta straight line On your iPad .... Sounds good so far! Any cognitive overload in today’s training? If not today... you still get the chance to get some as you cram in different types of approaches quickly.... one after the other... Best regards, -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammdo Posted June 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 Of course overload — nowhere near ready for the ‘real world’. My CFI said no GPS this time but he tracked it with the 430 and IPad. I did review the route afterwards on my IPad, the VOR/DME A circling approach to Parker (KWEA) was fun (last approach). After landing there (short runway) and setting up for takeoff again (no touch and go — it was hot and lots of thermals) we went back to Hicks (home airport for the F). I needs lotsa practice ;o) -Don his stratus was cycling on/off so you’ll see some drops in altitude that are ‘skips’ - I was not up and down that fast ;o) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsxrpilot Posted June 15, 2020 Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 12 hours ago, hammdo said: his stratus was cycling on/off so you’ll see some drops in altitude that are ‘skips’ - I was not up and down that fast ;o) You might take a look at the CloudAhoy app. You can start it up on your iPad and then toss it on the back seat. It will map all of your maneuvers with a lot more detail than ForeFlight. It will tell you which VOR you were tracking and how far off you were. It's an excellent but paid app for this type of training. In fact, a lot of CFI's use it for debriefing training. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammdo Posted June 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 Yes, that is on the list too! I’ll probably have it on a separate iPad though... -Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsxrpilot Posted June 15, 2020 Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 8 minutes ago, hammdo said: Yes, that is on the list too! I’ll probably have it on a separate iPad though... -Don On of the nice things about CloudAhouy is that it can run in the background. You don't have to have it open on the iPad. Just let it run in the background and record everything. Then use it after the flight to review. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammdo Posted June 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 True, I tend to have only one app run on the ForeFlight IPad, I have 3 iPads so that won’t be an issue to have it run on another one... Thanks! -Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 It really helps to have a section of the check list updated for all the added things to turn on and set... WingX, fuel timers, flight timers, data collection, Cloud Ahoy Start/stop... WiFi and BT connections... CloudAhoy was having a pandemic special... free upgrade to pro level... lots of really cool IFR training kind of stuff.... performance grading... My favorite part.... actual T/O distance used... Then compare actual vs. theoretical... Best regards, -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammdo Posted June 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 Got a link to the free upgrade? I have a 35 day trial of pro... -Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 Don, try this for CloudAhoy... -a- Trying to copy the links was not happening.... They are probably dead here... typing them in will be required... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammdo Posted June 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 And I see 35 days free of pro: so maybe they just did it for anyone who downloads it — 35 days from first use... not bad! -Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammdo Posted June 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2020 Electro-physiologist has finished up the reports and letter to the FAA — sent to my FAA medical specialist and now, let’s hope the panel has all the need. I’m told they are meeting at the end of this month so fingers crossed! Planning on meeting up with David (SabreMech) this week — pretty excited... -Don 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted June 20, 2020 Report Share Posted June 20, 2020 Don, There is a tracking process for your documents.... so you can check on their status... Make sure they have been received... so the process gets started... There is a tracking number assigned for your ‘project’... one time... my docs never got there.... Good luck! -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammdo Posted June 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2020 I have the # and I check every week. My AME is very good to work with... -Don 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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