Pietenpol-List: Flight test plan info and other stuff
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2002 7:10 pm
Original Posted By: "Warren D. Shoun"
Guys -The FAA has a really nice FREE Advisory Circular out - AC 90-89A - regarding"Amateur-Built Aircraft and Ultralight Flight Testing Handbook". This isavailable from the FAA website (www.faa.gov) as well as your local GADO. Itcovers all aspects, from making a plan to carrying it out.This list is extremely educational, and will be more so to all if you have alittle tolerance with the others on the list. I got involved in aviation in1955, been around it ever since.There are so many different points of view, especially in our field of E X PE R I M E N T A L aircraft. There are so many different ways of safelydoing things! I am building my #5 and #6 airplanes now, and none of the sixhave been alike.Good workmanship? Well, I'm a Tech Counselor, and that is what we judge -and I let other TC's judge my work before I cover it. And I put myself, andmy reputation, on the line everytime I make an inspection, as does every TC.I am not an engineer, and I don't pretend to judge the suitability ofmaterials unless they are obviously inappropriate - and then I am not afraidto speak up and say so.Please show a little patience with those of us who like to have a bit of"silk scarf" - type fun.BTW - I'm supposed to meet with Ray tomorrow - I'll let ya'll know just whathe's really like.Craig>> Nowhere near needing it yet, but was today thinking about a flight> testing plan.>> There is nothing in the archives and I've yet to find anything on the> net, but I think this would be a good Idea to do and a good addition to> the archives.________________________________________________________________________________Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 18:57:06 -0800
Guys -The FAA has a really nice FREE Advisory Circular out - AC 90-89A - regarding"Amateur-Built Aircraft and Ultralight Flight Testing Handbook". This isavailable from the FAA website (www.faa.gov) as well as your local GADO. Itcovers all aspects, from making a plan to carrying it out.This list is extremely educational, and will be more so to all if you have alittle tolerance with the others on the list. I got involved in aviation in1955, been around it ever since.There are so many different points of view, especially in our field of E X PE R I M E N T A L aircraft. There are so many different ways of safelydoing things! I am building my #5 and #6 airplanes now, and none of the sixhave been alike.Good workmanship? Well, I'm a Tech Counselor, and that is what we judge -and I let other TC's judge my work before I cover it. And I put myself, andmy reputation, on the line everytime I make an inspection, as does every TC.I am not an engineer, and I don't pretend to judge the suitability ofmaterials unless they are obviously inappropriate - and then I am not afraidto speak up and say so.Please show a little patience with those of us who like to have a bit of"silk scarf" - type fun.BTW - I'm supposed to meet with Ray tomorrow - I'll let ya'll know just whathe's really like.Craig>> Nowhere near needing it yet, but was today thinking about a flight> testing plan.>> There is nothing in the archives and I've yet to find anything on the> net, but I think this would be a good Idea to do and a good addition to> the archives.________________________________________________________________________________Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 18:57:06 -0800