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Wheel pants
OK people. It's your check ride day and you finish your groundwork. The examiner is coming out to you, approaches the airplane and says "I see there are no wheel pants on this airplane. What notations, and where, if any are required to fly this plane legally regarding this?" What do you say?
-- Regards, Bob F. |
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On Sep 15, 12:47*pm, "Bob F." wrote:
OK people. *It's your check ride day and you finish your groundwork. *The examiner is coming out to you, approaches the airplane and says "I see there are no wheel pants on this airplane. What notations, and where, if any are required to fly this plane legally regarding this?" *What do you say? Was the plane type certified without wheel paints? If the paints came with the plane than you may not be in compliance with your certificate. If not then an A&P notation in the logs is required along with the statement "W&B change negaligable" or a new W&B. I don't recall if wheel paint R&R is covered in preventative maintenance but if it is, and its your plane, you may be able to make the notation. On my CFI checkride my instructor warned me that the PI might try to take the cig lighter out of the plane. Its required equipment apparently because it was certified with it. -Robert |
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"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
... On my CFI checkride my instructor warned me that the PI might try to take the cig lighter out of the plane. Its required equipment apparently because it was certified with it. -Robert Didn't weight too much did it? After all the airplane is now "one cigarette lighter" ;-) -- Regards, Bob F. |
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Wheel pants
"Bob F." wrote:
OK people. It's your check ride day and you finish your groundwork. The examiner is coming out to you, approaches the airplane and says "I see there are no wheel pants on this airplane. What notations, and where, if any are required to fly this plane legally regarding this?" What do you say? I suppose I'd show that the aircraft was configured per the manufacturer's Operating Handbook valid at the time the airworthiness certificate was issued. Or I'd point out that if the wheel pant is missing, then we probably can't get airborne since on an SGS 2-33 the closest thing to a wheel pant on the main wheel is the fuselage, and if the fuselage is missing then I must have really missed something important on the preflight. ;-) Or I'd point out that I wont make a fuss about it if he wont, since I know he was part owner and flew that glider in that condition for years. I believe he is the only examiner in our area so I know he'd almost certainly be my examiner when (or if) the time comes. :-)) |
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Wheel pants
"Jim Logajan" wrote in message
.. . "Bob F." wrote: OK people. It's your check ride day and you finish your groundwork. The examiner is coming out to you, approaches the airplane and says "I see there are no wheel pants on this airplane. What notations, and where, if any are required to fly this plane legally regarding this?" What do you say? I suppose I'd show that the aircraft was configured per the manufacturer's Operating Handbook valid at the time the airworthiness certificate was issued. Or I'd point out that if the wheel pant is missing, then we probably can't get airborne since on an SGS 2-33 the closest thing to a wheel pant on the main wheel is the fuselage, and if the fuselage is missing then I must have really missed something important on the preflight. ;-) Or I'd point out that I wont make a fuss about it if he wont, since I know he was part owner and flew that glider in that condition for years. I believe he is the only examiner in our area so I know he'd almost certainly be my examiner when (or if) the time comes. :-)) If you go down that road, the examiner may ask "Is a glider an airplane?". Then what do you say? -- Regards, Bob F. |
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"Bob F." wrote:
"Jim Logajan" wrote in message .. . "Bob F." wrote: OK people. It's your check ride day and you finish your groundwork. The examiner is coming out to you, approaches the airplane and says "I see there are no wheel pants on this airplane. What notations, and where, if any are required to fly this plane legally regarding this?" What do you say? I suppose I'd show that the aircraft was configured per the manufacturer's Operating Handbook valid at the time the airworthiness certificate was issued. Or I'd point out that if the wheel pant is missing, then we probably can't get airborne since on an SGS 2-33 the closest thing to a wheel pant on the main wheel is the fuselage, and if the fuselage is missing then I must have really missed something important on the preflight. ;-) Or I'd point out that I wont make a fuss about it if he wont, since I know he was part owner and flew that glider in that condition for years. I believe he is the only examiner in our area so I know he'd almost certainly be my examiner when (or if) the time comes. :-)) If you go down that road, the examiner may ask "Is a glider an airplane?". Then what do you say? Hmmm - I wonder why he called the glider an airplane? ;-) I'd have say I don't think it's an airplane, but on the other hand it has only ever gotten airborne when attached to an engine. So it seems to satisfy the definition of airplane during aerotow. :-) Silliness aside, I'm curious whether the first paragraph I offered was correct for an airplane. If not, what kind of answer were you expecting. |
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"Jim Logajan" wrote in message
.. . If you go down that road, the examiner may ask "Is a glider an airplane?". Then what do you say? Hmmm - I wonder why he called the glider an airplane? ;-) I'd have say I don't think it's an airplane, but on the other hand it has only ever gotten airborne when attached to an engine. So it seems to satisfy the definition of airplane during aerotow. :-) Not by a long stretch. (pun intended) :-) Silliness aside, I'm curious whether the first paragraph I offered was correct for an airplane. If not, what kind of answer were you expecting. I think the examiner would be looking for knowledge about associating an engine with an airplane and then a discussion about, "category, class and type" may ensue. -- Regards, Bob F. |
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"Bob F." wrote:
"Jim Logajan" wrote in message .. . If you go down that road, the examiner may ask "Is a glider an airplane?". Then what do you say? Hmmm - I wonder why he called the glider an airplane? ;-) I'd have say I don't think it's an airplane, but on the other hand it has only ever gotten airborne when attached to an engine. So it seems to satisfy the definition of airplane during aerotow. :-) Not by a long stretch. (pun intended) :-) I knew it was a stretch - but what's a student to do when confronted with tricky examiners? Silliness aside, I'm curious whether the first paragraph I offered was correct for an airplane. If not, what kind of answer were you expecting. I think the examiner would be looking for knowledge about associating an engine with an airplane and then a discussion about, "category, class and type" may ensue. Sorry, I was referring to this paragraph in response to your original post regarding pantless airplane wheels (assuming the airplane never had any): "I suppose I'd show that the aircraft was configured per the manufacturer's Operating Handbook valid at the time the airworthiness certificate was issued." |
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Robert M. Gary wrote:
On my CFI checkride my instructor warned me that the PI might try to take the cig lighter out of the plane. Its required equipment apparently because it was certified with it. Was the lighter listed as required equipment on the equipment list or TCDS? My airplane was certified with 4 ashtrays, but they're not required equipment. John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180) -- Message posted via AviationKB.com http://www.aviationkb.com/Uwe/Forums...ation/200809/1 |
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Bob F. wrote:
OK people. It's your check ride day and you finish your groundwork. The examiner is coming out to you, approaches the airplane and says "I see there are no wheel pants on this airplane. What notations, and where, if any are required to fly this plane legally regarding this?" What do you say? Airplanes are not required to have wheelpants. Many were sold without them. I'd ask the examiner why he assumes there should be notations about the absence of wheelpants. John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180) -- Message posted via AviationKB.com http://www.aviationkb.com/Uwe/Forums...ation/200809/1 |
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