I really wanted to point out the need for following the
rules, procedures and techniques for any preventative
maintenance. It takes 2,000 hours of training in the
classroom and shop to qualify for an FAA A&P and that is
really just an entry level. A private pilot requires 40
hours in the airplane flying and the other training
generally just introduces such terms as "magneto, piston,
safety wire."

Each airplane is different and each person doing maintenance
on that airplane is required to follow the manufacturer's
manuals. So to do a "tire change" or replace a battery, you
need to have the manual and any supplementary manuals, the
tools and follow the procedures.

Bottom-line, a pilot who wants to work on "his" airplane
needs instruction. There are training classes available.
--
James H. Macklin
ATP,CFI,A&P

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"Peter Duniho" wrote in
message ...
| "Matt Barrow" wrote in message
| ...
|
| "Jim Macklin"
wrote in message
| news:wLDPf.116565$QW2.26150@dukeread08...
| [...]
| Changing a tire on an airplane is more like changing
the
| front hub on a car.
|
| Okay...now describe the steps and skills involved in
doing a brake job.
|
| Why should he?
|
| The point is not how complex the task is. It's whether
it's allowed under
| FAR 43.17(c). Tires changes are. Brake work is not.
|
| Now, that said...a tire change is only permitted "provided
it does not
| involve complex assembly operations". Jim's description
of a tire change is
| accurate for many aircraft, but such a tire change may be
precluded by the
| prohibition against "complex assembly operations". It
depends on how the
| FAA (i.e. your local inspector) interprets the word
"complex".
|
| Jim certainly makes the process *sound* "complex".
|
| I've never heard of a pilot being cited for replacing a
tire, but there's
| certainly room for equivocation in the regulation.
|
| Pete
|
|