kirk.stant wrote:
On Feb 4, 1:30 pm, zulu wrote:
Ted et al

Your FSDO dude is a bit behind the times as the most current FAA order
is 8130.2F Change 5 dated 01/15/2010. Check out para. 161 in order to
get started.
I've been told by our local FSDO that older gliders can no longer use
their old "one time" program letter and that the operations
limitations need to reflect the airport from which the glider is flown
and that a yearly program letter must be submitted.
HOWEVER, the local feds have not as yet quoted me book, chaper and
verse of the reg/order that supports their statement. I'm still
working on that but I suspect it can be found in the above mentioned
order.

Zulu

Yeah, I can see that coming!

Maybe time to put bogus N numbers on the glider - different on each
side?

But more seriously, has anyone out there been checked by the FAA to
see if they are complying with their program letter? I can just see a
ramp check at a big Sports Class contest!

And what is the penalty? "You can't fly it here." "OK, where's the
Fax machine?".

Speaking of Faxing - what's with that? Can't the FAA handle an email
attachement of a Word doc or a PDF file?

Sheesh....

Kirk
Regrettably we may as well get used to this.

We have had a full ramp check for the entire grid at a regional contest-
29 aircraft -(2009 Gauteng regionals - that is in South Africa for the
rest of the world)

All documentation - glider and pilot, weight and balance etc.
Contest check - Briefing, tasking, airspace ad turnpoint files, safety
documentation and policies the whole nine yards. Kept the contest
directors busy the whole day.

Fortunately no major problems - except the time consumed.

Bruce

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