New Racing Class

"repairbeing certificate for their glider"?Â* C'mon...Â* PC run amok or
sarcasm...?

On 1/4/2018 6:01 PM, Bob Kuykendall wrote:
On this, I take a clue from Jay Lamm: I want a racing class full of folks I'd like to hang out, fly with, retrieve for, and drink beer with around a bonfire.

The Homebuilt class.

Eligibility for anyone who owns and flies an amateur-built glider. Bonus points to anyone who also holds the repairbeing certificate for their glider, or otherwise demonstrates a substantial role in construction, repair, or modification. Open also to anyone who flies a 1-26 built from a kit.

Awards in order of exaltedness:

* Best retrieve
* Best improvisation (mechanical or theatrical)
* Best (not lowest!) save
* Overall speed points
* Daily speed points

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Dan, 5J

On Friday, January 5, 2018 at 8:02:12 AM UTC-8, Dan Marotta wrote:
"repairbeing certificate for their glider"?Â* C'mon...Â* PC run amok or
sarcasm...?

Equal parts sarcasm and accommodation for the evolving nature of practical agency.

The rules set forth in 49CFR14 say that you don't need any certification of any type to build, maintain, repair, or modify an aircraft that carries a special airworthiness certificate issued for the operation of an amateur-built experimental aircraft. You don't even need to be human. Your dog or ferret can legally do the work.

However, for every such aircraft, one primary builder is accorded the privilege of applying for, and being issued, a "Repairman certificate" that confers exactly one unique privilege: That of signing the aircraft off as being of a condition for safe operation.

However, the "repairman" doesn't have to be a man. Or a woman. So, what to call that role? Some obvious choices a

Repairman: The current official name of the role--18th century terminology that assumes masculine gender or association therewith. Clearly dated, since a growing percentage of aircraft homebuilders identify as women or non-binary.

Repairperson: 1970s terminology that assumes species as Homo Sapiens. The rules establish no such stipulation.

Repairanimal: I think they had a cameo role in the Muppet Movie. But the rules don't even limit the role to members of the animal kingdom.

Repairbeing: Up to now, my favorite. However, it appears to imply sentience, and the rules don't even require that.

Repairer: That which or whom repairs. My new favorite.

--Bob K.

I have to say, at first I thought it was some weird typo or autocorrect, but, you have a great, to me, explanation.

Works for me.......

The FAI weighed in, they said a KA-6 class is a swell idea. Provided all the KA-6s are first fitted with FES.

Still laughing - Nice reply!

On 1/5/2018 11:50 AM, Bob Kuykendall wrote:
On Friday, January 5, 2018 at 8:02:12 AM UTC-8, Dan Marotta wrote:
"repairbeing certificate for their glider"?Â* C'mon...Â* PC run amok or
sarcasm...?
Equal parts sarcasm and accommodation for the evolving nature of practical agency.

The rules set forth in 49CFR14 say that you don't need any certification of any type to build, maintain, repair, or modify an aircraft that carries a special airworthiness certificate issued for the operation of an amateur-built experimental aircraft. You don't even need to be human. Your dog or ferret can legally do the work.

However, for every such aircraft, one primary builder is accorded the privilege of applying for, and being issued, a "Repairman certificate" that confers exactly one unique privilege: That of signing the aircraft off as being of a condition for safe operation.

However, the "repairman" doesn't have to be a man. Or a woman. So, what to call that role? Some obvious choices a

Repairman: The current official name of the role--18th century terminology that assumes masculine gender or association therewith. Clearly dated, since a growing percentage of aircraft homebuilders identify as women or non-binary.

Repairperson: 1970s terminology that assumes species as Homo Sapiens. The rules establish no such stipulation.

Repairanimal: I think they had a cameo role in the Muppet Movie. But the rules don't even limit the role to members of the animal kingdom.

Repairbeing: Up to now, my favorite. However, it appears to imply sentience, and the rules don't even require that.

Repairer: That which or whom repairs. My new favorite.

--Bob K.

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Dan, 5J

Repairbot

Repairoid

Repairdiot

I think MM fits all of those!

wrote on 1/5/2018 2:02 PM:
Repairbot

Repairoid

Repairdiot

Maintenance technician?

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Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email me)
- "A Guide to Self-Launching Sailplane Operation"
https://sites.google.com/site/motorg...ad-the-guide-1
- "Transponders in Sailplanes - Dec 2014a" also ADS-B, PCAS, Flarm

http://soaringsafety.org/prevention/...anes-2014A.pdf

On Sunday, January 7, 2018 at 7:59:36 PM UTC-8, Eric Greenwell wrote:

Maintenance technician?

We're looking for the name of a role, and not a description of it. Furthermore, it is a very limited role, specific to a single aircraft.

The three-syllable name "repairman" that has been with that role for half a century seems pretty close, and I think that "repairer" pretty much addresses the reasonable concerns without throwing the baby out with the bathwater.

--Bob K.