Pawnee hell

Stew,

The Pawnee will have to meet its type design (no wing extensions,
Chevy mirrors, etc.) before the FAA can change its category. You might
be able to talk them into it if the extensions are STC'd because an
STC is considered part of the type design. If they are not STC'd, well
all I can say is good luck. Looking at the guidance, it doesn't appear
that a DAR can swap the category and give you a new ticket, but I may
be wrong. DAR's are easier because you pay and they play; the FSDO is
understaffed and have much bigger fish to fry, just ask 'em.

I'll keep reading the 8130.2E and ask some of my buddies here on the
Dark Side. You know where to find me.

Jim


Stewart Kissel wrote in message ...
Restricted to ag use...and cannot be converted back
to Normal due to the wing extensions....

or at this date that is the latest interpretation...no
ag restricted aircraft can get a 337 for a hook addition




At 14:42 14 October 2004, Tim Mara wrote:
you did not state 'what' restricted category the Pawnee
is certificated to??
if it is 'restricted' to ag use or something other
than glider towing then
you need to, if possible, change this before it can
be 'unrestricted' from
glider towing
tim
'Stewart Kissel' wrote in
message ...
I have posted to the group before about this situation...but
after not quite a year of working the problem....the
Pawnee in question still does not have fed approval
for a tost hook. Needless to say a doctoral thesis
could be generated from the twists and turns....but
the basic facts a

1.) The aircraft is currently in Restricted Category...and
has wing extensions.
2.) The Denver FSDO threw their hands up...so the
plane was taken to Liberal, Kansas with the hope of
more cooperation there.

Does anyone have knowledge of a Restricted Pawnee
that
has been approved for tow hook installation in the
last year? Prior to that it was not nearly as much
brain damage...but apparently a memo generated about
this time last year has produced this result.