Std Cirrus: Blue or Gray trim color ONLY!...why?

On 9/5/2010 7:24 AM, Scott Alexander wrote:
On my last annual, the IA showed me the AD's and a special note for
Standard Cirrus gliders that they can only have "light gray or blue
trim colors only." huh???

Is it just light blue and gray to which you are limited?
The US type certificate G23EU for the "STANDARD CIRRUS" includes other
light colors.
NOTE 3. All external portions of the glider exposed to sunlight must
be painted white. Registration and Competition
numbers must be painted blue-gray or in any other light colors.
This note's exact same verbiage is also found on other fiberglass makes
and models from the late 60's through 1980.
Is there a change to the STD CIRRUS TCDS someplace requiring "only" the
blue-gray or are you working from his interpretation of what a light
color should be? The last revision for the TCDS was June 3,1976.

G23EU:
http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_library/rgMakeModel.nsf/0/52ab636a446c519686256e5f00477449/$FILE/G23eu.PDF


Russ

Scott,

First you declare a task with your contest ID instead of your registration
number and now you have medium gray trim instead of light grey. What's
next? No respect for the rules. What are you some sort of troble maker?

JD

Read the TCDS for the Cirrus.

Your IA is correct.

And you cannot get around this by going Experimental E&R...

On Sep 5, 4:24*am, Scott Alexander
wrote:
My contest ID is "medium gray" and I was told he would "let it slide
this year".......OK!!! Whatever!!

How does either of you know it is "medium" gray? Get samples of a
very dark gray and another gray half way between that dark gray and
the one on your glider. You will find that your gray is the "light"
gray in that group of 3.

If you are really concerned that the shade is a structural issue I'd
suggest determining the RAL color equivalent and asking SH if it is
ok.

http://www.ralcolor.com/

Andy