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Tach Hours Recording INOP
"Mitty" wrote in message
... Anybody know whether this is an airworthiness issue? I was flying CAP cadets today and discovered the problem. We have a kid taking a private ride on Monday and would not like to switch airplanes on him. Obviously it's not on the required VFR equipment list, but since without it you no longer know the airframe or engine hours for ADs, inspections, etc. it seems to me that there is likely to be a requirement for it buried somewhere. So long as hours are recorded by some other reasonable means (e.g. simply by looking at the clock) and the precise nature of the measurement is known and, preferably, documented (e.g. whether it's the time from startup to shutdown, or the time from brakes off to brakes on), there should be no problem. Actually I've only ever used one aircraft whose owner charged based on the time recorded from the Hobbs meter - everything else has been a case of looking at your wris****ch and recording the time from brakes off to brakes on. Actually I like this idea, because it removes the financial incentive to rush your after-start and power checks. D. |
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