Pietenpol-List: Re-Certify NX770CG
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2003 10:37 pm
Original Posted By: "Christian Bobka"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re-Certify NX770CGWell, it looks as though I have to re-certify my plane. This is not the news I was hoping for. After a thorough inspection by an actual FAA guy last January, he passed it with flying colors, and gave me a 40 hr Phase 1 test period (non certified engine, and a home built prop that I made) and a 30 mile radius around Benton. I then entered Phase 1 test period, and now have about 26 hrs flight time. The ol' Model A engine didn't live up to my expectations, so I bit the bullet and about 5 months ago, began to change it out for a Continental A65. It seems there is no accommodations during this Phase 1 to allow for major alterations. The ironic thing is that once the hours are flown off, and Phase II is entered, there is accommodations for a major alterations, and a 5 hr test period is required, during which Phase 1 is re-entered. In other words, if I would have flown the Model A for 14 more hours, and signed it off to enter Phase II, I could have changed it out for a Continental A65, and fly for 5 hours, without the need to re-certify. This is a MAJOR set back for me. I now have to pay a DAR $500 to get back in the air, and start my 40 hours of flight tests all over again because I'm building my prop for the Continental. I could possibly get the test period down to 25 hours, If I spend another $700 to $1000 for a prop. This thing has been a Money Pit. This also means that I probably won't be able to make the flight to Brodhead / Oshkosh / Wheeling W V this year. I've been planning on that flight for YEARS!! It seems as though I can see the light at the end of the tunnel for the past year, but all I've been doing is spinning my wheels. Sorry about the whining, but I just had to vent...thanks for listening. Chuck GantzerNX770CG________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re-Certify NX770CGWell, it looks as though I have to re-certify my plane. This is not the news I was hoping for. After a thorough inspection by an actual FAA guy last January, he passed it with flying colors, and gave me a 40 hr Phase 1 test period (non certified engine, and a home built prop that I made) and a 30 mile radius around Benton. I then entered Phase 1 test period, and now have about 26 hrs flight time. The ol' Model A engine didn't live up to my expectations, so I bit the bullet and about 5 months ago, began to change it out for a Continental A65. It seems there is no accommodations during this Phase 1 to allow for major alterations. The ironic thing is that once the hours are flown off, and Phase II is entered, there is accommodations for a major alterations, and a 5 hr test period is required, during which Phase 1 is re-entered. In other words, if I would have flown the Model A for 14 more hours, and signed it off to enter Phase II, I could have changed it out for a Continental A65, and fly for 5 hours, without the need to re-certify. This is a MAJOR set back for me. I now have to pay a DAR $500 to get back in the air, and start my 40 hours of flight tests all over again because I'm building my prop for the Continental. I could possibly get the test period down to 25 hours, If I spend another $700 to $1000 for a prop. This thing has been a Money Pit. This also means that I probably won't be able to make the flight to Brodhead / Oshkosh / Wheeling W V this year. I've been planning on that flight for YEARS!! It seems as though I can see the light at the end of the tunnel for the past year, but all I've been doing is spinning my wheels. Sorry about the whining, but I just had to vent...thanks for listening. Chuck GantzerNX770CG________________________________________________________________________________
till your 40 hours are flown!Mike C.Pretty Prairie, KS----- Original Message -----