Learning from an owner annual

So next year do the bulk of the annual on the 31st of March and screw in the
last nutplate on the 1st of April, when the signing takes place. Following
year 30th of April and the 1st of May. Now your annual is due in May. Or
June. Or July. Whatever fires your rocket.

We had actually started down that road, and realized that we were
moving our annual dangerously close to the sancrosanct Oshkosh Month of
July. We also didn't want to lose and of our precious warm weather
flying to an extended annual inspection.

The thought of missing OSH because of something stupid like waiting for
a part has caused us to actually move the annual UP a month this year,
just to get it safely back into the bad flying weather of March.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

("Jay Honeck" wrote)
The thought of missing OSH because of something stupid like waiting for a
part has caused us to actually move the annual UP a month this year, just
to get it safely back into the bad flying weather of March.


One word: Courtesy van!


Mont Black
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The thought of missing OSH because of something stupid like waiting for a
part has caused us to actually move the annual UP a month this year, just
to get it safely back into the bad flying weather of March.

One word: Courtesy van!

We drove into OSH from 1984 through 1998. Nothing against it, but it's
just not the same as flying and camping in the middle of 12,000 other
aircraft campers.

THAT is OSH, to me, now. The airshows and stuff are still fun, but the
North 40 is what grass-roots aviation is all about. So, we try to
make sure that Atlas is in tip-top shape every July, for that long, 90
minute flight back to Wittman Field...

:-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Yeah and there's no gas left in the van anyway.
Jim

Jay Honeck wrote:
The thought of missing OSH because of something stupid like waiting for a
part has caused us to actually move the annual UP a month this year, just
to get it safely back into the bad flying weather of March.

One word: Courtesy van!


We drove into OSH from 1984 through 1998. Nothing against it, but it's
just not the same as flying and camping in the middle of 12,000 other
aircraft campers.

THAT is OSH, to me, now. The airshows and stuff are still fun, but the
North 40 is what grass-roots aviation is all about. So, we try to
make sure that Atlas is in tip-top shape every July, for that long, 90
minute flight back to Wittman Field...

:-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

And we couldn't party in the parking lot

THAT is OSH, to me, now. The airshows and stuff are still fun, but the
North 40 is what grass-roots aviation is all about. So, we try to
make sure that Atlas is in tip-top shape every July, for that long, 90
minute flight back to Wittman Field...

And we couldn't party in the parking lot

You've never tail-gated before?

;-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay Honeck wrote:
THAT is OSH, to me, now. The airshows and stuff are still fun, but the
North 40 is what grass-roots aviation is all about. So, we try to
make sure that Atlas is in tip-top shape every July, for that long, 90
minute flight back to Wittman Field...


And we couldn't party in the parking lot


You've never tail-gated before?

;-)
at OSH? NEVER

You've never tail-gated before?

Shouldn't that be tail-Gator'ed?

Setup a progressive schedule, do the annual in small steps
every month. Write your own manual and have the FAA approve
it.
§ 91.409 Inspections.
(d) Progressive inspection. Each registered owner or
operator of an aircraft desiring to use a progressive
inspection program must submit a written request to the FAA
Flight Standards district office having jurisdiction over
the area in which the applicant is located, and shall
provide-

(1) A certificated mechanic holding an inspection
authorization, a certificated airframe repair station, or
the manufacturer of the aircraft to supervise or conduct the
progressive inspection;

(2) A current inspection procedures manual available and
readily understandable to pilot and maintenance personnel
containing, in detail-

(i) An explanation of the progressive inspection, including
the continuity of inspection responsibility, the making of
reports, and the keeping of records and technical reference
material;

(ii) An inspection schedule, specifying the intervals in
hours or days when routine and detailed inspections will be
performed and including instructions for exceeding an
inspection interval by not more than 10 hours while en route
and for changing an inspection interval because of service
experience;

(iii) Sample routine and detailed inspection forms and
instructions for their use; and

(iv) Sample reports and records and instructions for their
use;

(3) Enough housing and equipment for necessary disassembly
and proper inspection of the aircraft; and

(4) Appropriate current technical information for the
aircraft.

The frequency and detail of the progressive inspection shall
provide for the complete inspection of the aircraft within
each 12 calendar months and be consistent with the
manufacturer's recommendations, field service experience,
and the kind of operation in which the aircraft is engaged.
The progressive inspection schedule must ensure that the
aircraft, at all times, will be airworthy and will conform
to all applicable FAA aircraft specifications, type
certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, and other
approved data. If the progressive inspection is
discontinued, the owner or operator shall immediately notify
the local FAA Flight Standards district office, in writing,
of the discontinuance. After the discontinuance, the first
annual inspection under §91.409(a)(1) is due within 12
calendar months after the last complete inspection of the
aircraft under the progressive inspection. The 100-hour
inspection under §91.409(b) is due within 100 hours after
that complete inspection. A complete inspection of the
aircraft, for the purpose of determining when the annual and
100-hour inspections are due, requires a detailed inspection
of the aircraft and all its components in accordance with
the progressive inspection. A routine inspection of the
aircraft and a detailed inspection of several components is
not considered to be a complete inspection.



The FAA has "boiler plate" outlines, it isn't as hard as it
sounds.




--
James H. Macklin
ATP,CFI,A&P

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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
ups.com...
| So next year do the bulk of the annual on the 31st of
March and screw in the
| last nutplate on the 1st of April, when the signing
takes place. Following
| year 30th of April and the 1st of May. Now your annual
is due in May. Or
| June. Or July. Whatever fires your rocket.
|
| We had actually started down that road, and realized that
we were
| moving our annual dangerously close to the sancrosanct
Oshkosh Month of
| July. We also didn't want to lose and of our precious
warm weather
| flying to an extended annual inspection.
|
| The thought of missing OSH because of something stupid
like waiting for
| a part has caused us to actually move the annual UP a
month this year,
| just to get it safely back into the bad flying weather of
March.
| --
| Jay Honeck
| Iowa City, IA
| Pathfinder N56993
| www.AlexisParkInn.com
| "Your Aviation Destination"
|

Jay Honeck wrote:
So next year do the bulk of the annual on the 31st of March and screw in the
last nutplate on the 1st of April, when the signing takes place. Following
year 30th of April and the 1st of May. Now your annual is due in May. Or
June. Or July. Whatever fires your rocket.


We had actually started down that road, and realized that we were
moving our annual dangerously close to the sancrosanct Oshkosh Month of
July. We also didn't want to lose and of our precious warm weather
flying to an extended annual inspection.

The thought of missing OSH because of something stupid like waiting for
a part has caused us to actually move the annual UP a month this year,
just to get it safely back into the bad flying weather of March.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

But Jay, you miss the fun of test flying the airplane the night before
you leave for OSH!! Of course a nice little test flight not show you are
DUMPING fuel into the engine compartment (damn stuff vaporizes and you
can't see it on a hot engine). Made our shortest leg to OSH award.
Found and A&P and the problem, were on our way in half an hour. I HATE
annual before big trip stuff.

Annual now due in April. Might go to March next year, but it's warmer
in VA!

Margy