"Bob F." wrote:
"Jim Logajan" wrote in message
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"Bob F." wrote:
OK people. It's your check ride day and you finish your groundwork.
The examiner is coming out to you, approaches the airplane and says
"I see there are no wheel pants on this airplane. What notations,
and where, if any are required to fly this plane legally regarding
this?" What do you say?

I suppose I'd show that the aircraft was configured per the
manufacturer's Operating Handbook valid at the time the airworthiness
certificate was issued.

Or I'd point out that if the wheel pant is missing, then we probably
can't get airborne since on an SGS 2-33 the closest thing to a wheel
pant on the main wheel is the fuselage, and if the fuselage is
missing then I must have
really missed something important on the preflight. ;-)

Or I'd point out that I wont make a fuss about it if he wont, since I
know he was part owner and flew that glider in that condition for
years. I believe he is the only examiner in our area so I know he'd
almost certainly
be my examiner when (or if) the time comes. :-))


If you go down that road, the examiner may ask "Is a glider an
airplane?". Then what do you say?

Hmmm - I wonder why he called the glider an airplane? ;-)

I'd have say I don't think it's an airplane, but on the other hand it has
only ever gotten airborne when attached to an engine. So it seems to
satisfy the definition of airplane during aerotow. :-)

Silliness aside, I'm curious whether the first paragraph I offered was
correct for an airplane. If not, what kind of answer were you expecting.