FAA is no longer mailing paper AD's

[Burt Compton - Marfa]

USA aircraft owners. A note to remind you if you have not already
heard:

As of March 1, 2010, the FAA is no longer mailing paper copies of
Airworthiness Directives (AD's) and Special Airworthiness Information
Bulletins (SAIB's) to aircraft owners.
Paper copies are now only available by paid subscription.
E-Mail copies are free but only if the aircraft owner registers for
the service at the FAA Regulatory Guidance Library at http://rgl.faa.gov
(Note there is no "www".)

Owners must register their specific make and model of aircraft,
including engine and propeller if applicable, at this website.

This came to light with the April 2010 Blanik L-23 Glider Elevator
Hinge AD, where it was assumed owners would receive a mailed paper
copy of the AD from the FAA, as in the past.
As a Blanik L-23 owner, I never received a paper copy of this critical
AD, but received the e-mail version because I had registered for the
new e-mail service in 2009.

If this is old information to you, then ignore this message. The Pony
Express mail has a long ride to southwest Texas.


Burt Compton, SSA Master Flight Instructor, FAA Designated Pilot
Examiner
Marfa Gliders Soaring Center, west Texas USA
website: www.flygliders.com

[Frank Whiteley]

On Jun 29, 5:53*pm, Burt Compton - Marfa > wrote:
> USA aircraft owners. *A note to remind you if you have not already
> heard:
>
> As of March 1, 2010, the FAA is no longer mailing paper copies of
> Airworthiness Directives (AD's) and Special Airworthiness Information
> Bulletins (SAIB's) to aircraft owners.
> Paper copies are now only available by paid subscription.
> E-Mail copies are free but only if the aircraft owner registers for
> the service at the FAA Regulatory Guidance Library athttp://rgl.faa.gov
> (Note there is no "www".)
>
> Owners must register their specific make and model of aircraft,
> including engine and propeller if applicable, at this website.
>
> This came to light with the April 2010 Blanik L-23 Glider Elevator
> Hinge AD, where it was assumed owners would receive a mailed paper
> copy of the AD from the FAA, as in the past.
> As a Blanik L-23 owner, I never received a paper copy of this critical
> AD, but received the e-mail version because I had registered for the
> new e-mail service in 2009.
>
> If this is old information to you, then ignore this message. *The Pony
> Express mail has a long ride to southwest Texas.
>
> Burt Compton, SSA Master Flight Instructor, FAA Designated Pilot
> Examiner
> Marfa Gliders Soaring Center, west Texas *USA
> website:www.flygliders.com

Great tool, about time.

Thanks for posting,

Frank Whiteley

[Burt Compton - Marfa]

> Great tool, about time.
>
> Thanks for posting,
>
> Frank Whiteley


However I know some west Texans who own older airplanes and no e-mail
capability.
The guvmint agencies now assume we are all hooked up to the internet,
but some folks are not, or don't check e-mail very often, or simply
prefer to be "off the grid."

[Frank Whiteley]

On Jun 29, 9:19*pm, Burt Compton - Marfa > wrote:
> > Great tool, about time.
>
> > Thanks for posting,
>
> > Frank Whiteley
>
> However I know some west Texans who own older airplanes and no e-mail
> capability.
> The guvmint agencies now assume we are all hooked up to the internet,
> but some folks are not, or don't check e-mail very often, or simply
> prefer to be "off the grid."

Burt,

You are quite right, great tool for me, but not everyone. The Internet
is not a panacea, although penetration has reached that of the
electric dynamo (.com was premature). That said, there are many free
e-mail choices, generally accessible at the local lending library even
though it may be >50 miles for some.

This type of decision is a bit like the 121.5 FCC decision I suppose.

Among the few governmental contractors I know, next contract round
will take in 10-25% pay cuts, so clearly the Fed is looking hard at
cost saving and there are low-ball bids out there. Of course, a
10-20% pay cut across the board is probably not on the table for
bureaucrats and congress, though it should be. Deflation is a painful
process on a personal level.

Reminds me of when the USPS took over from the US Post Office. Still
not a good idea on several levels.

Two new winch solo pilots today in Colorado.

Frank Whiteley

[Greg Arnold]

Burt:

I don't see the L-23 on the list at the FAA site. How did you sign up
to get the L-23 ADs?

Greg


On 6/29/2010 4:53 PM, Burt Compton - Marfa wrote:
> USA aircraft owners. A note to remind you if you have not already
> heard:
>
> As of March 1, 2010, the FAA is no longer mailing paper copies of
> Airworthiness Directives (AD's) and Special Airworthiness Information
> Bulletins (SAIB's) to aircraft owners.
> Paper copies are now only available by paid subscription.
> E-Mail copies are free but only if the aircraft owner registers for
> the service at the FAA Regulatory Guidance Library at http://rgl.faa.gov
> (Note there is no "www".)
>
> Owners must register their specific make and model of aircraft,
> including engine and propeller if applicable, at this website.
>
> This came to light with the April 2010 Blanik L-23 Glider Elevator
> Hinge AD, where it was assumed owners would receive a mailed paper
> copy of the AD from the FAA, as in the past.
> As a Blanik L-23 owner, I never received a paper copy of this critical
> AD, but received the e-mail version because I had registered for the
> new e-mail service in 2009.
>
> If this is old information to you, then ignore this message. The Pony
> Express mail has a long ride to southwest Texas.
>
>
> Burt Compton, SSA Master Flight Instructor, FAA Designated Pilot
> Examiner
> Marfa Gliders Soaring Center, west Texas USA
> website: www.flygliders.com

[Frank Whiteley]

On Jun 29, 9:44*pm, Greg Arnold > wrote:
> Burt:
>
> I don't see the L-23 on the list at the FAA site. *How did you sign up
> to get the L-23 ADs?
>
> Greg
>
> On 6/29/2010 4:53 PM, Burt Compton - Marfa wrote:
>
> > USA aircraft owners. *A note to remind you if you have not already
> > heard:
>
> > As of March 1, 2010, the FAA is no longer mailing paper copies of
> > Airworthiness Directives (AD's) and Special Airworthiness Information
> > Bulletins (SAIB's) to aircraft owners.
> > Paper copies are now only available by paid subscription.
> > E-Mail copies are free but only if the aircraft owner registers for
> > the service at the FAA Regulatory Guidance Library athttp://rgl.faa.gov
> > (Note there is no "www".)
>
> > Owners must register their specific make and model of aircraft,
> > including engine and propeller if applicable, at this website.
>
> > This came to light with the April 2010 Blanik L-23 Glider Elevator
> > Hinge AD, where it was assumed owners would receive a mailed paper
> > copy of the AD from the FAA, as in the past.
> > As a Blanik L-23 owner, I never received a paper copy of this critical
> > AD, but received the e-mail version because I had registered for the
> > new e-mail service in 2009.
>
> > If this is old information to you, then ignore this message. *The Pony
> > Express mail has a long ride to southwest Texas.
>
> > Burt Compton, SSA Master Flight Instructor, FAA Designated Pilot
> > Examiner
> > Marfa Gliders Soaring Center, west Texas *USA
> > website:www.flygliders.com

One the subscribe page

Glider>>Aircraft Industries a.s.>>L 23 Super - Blanik

[Greg Arnold]

On 6/29/2010 9:04 PM, Frank Whiteley wrote:
> On Jun 29, 9:44 pm, Greg > wrote:
>> Burt:
>>
>> I don't see the L-23 on the list at the FAA site. How did you sign up
>> to get the L-23 ADs?
>>
>> Greg
>>
>>
>
> On the subscribe page
>
> Glider>>Aircraft Industries a.s.>>L 23 Super - Blanik


Ah, so it is not under LET (where you find the L-33), but is under
Aircraft Industries a.s. The FAA doesn't make it easy . . .

[Tony V]

>>> website:www.flygliders.com
>
> One the subscribe page
>
> Glider>>Aircraft Industries a.s.>>L 23 Super - Blanik

Weird. The only LS6 listed is the "c" model and no others.

Tony LS6-b "6N"

[Greg Arnold]

On 6/30/2010 6:29 AM, Tony V wrote:
>
>>>> website:www.flygliders.com
>>
>> One the subscribe page
>>
>> Glider>>Aircraft Industries a.s.>>L 23 Super - Blanik
>
> Weird. The only LS6 listed is the "c" model and no others.
>
> Tony LS6-b "6N"


Only the "c" was type certificated in the US, and so the FAA will only
issue ADs for the "c"?

[Darryl Ramm]

On Jun 30, 9:24*am, Greg Arnold > wrote:
> On 6/30/2010 6:29 AM, Tony V wrote:
>
>
>
> >>>> website:www.flygliders.com
>
> >> One the subscribe page
>
> >> Glider>>Aircraft Industries a.s.>>L 23 Super - Blanik
>
> > Weird. The only LS6 listed is the "c" model and no others.
>
> > Tony LS6-b "6N"
>
> Only the "c" was type certificated in the US, and so the FAA will only
> issue ADs for the "c"?

Although you usually expect to see this more via an SAIB for non-TC
aircraft I don't think this is always true. The FAA appears to on
occasion issue ADs for not TC aircraft, especially if other TC type
are also affected. e.g. AD 88-14-02 covers the non TC DG-300 and other
DG gliders.


Darryl