On 06/01/2009 12:11 PM, LG McCaw wrote:
> The only question I've never really had a satisfactory answer
> for is - IF I receive and E-AB certificate with stated limits falling
> within the LSA category, (making it sport eligible) and later re-prop or
> restate the max RPM or whatever, is it possible to reestablish the
> operating limits
Yes, you can, and the process is outlined in the Operating
Limitations attached to your airworthiness certificate. It is a Major
Alteration, and most Op Lims are written such that you go back into
Phase 1 testing for 5 hours, and at the end you simply sign off that
you've done the testing in the airplane log book, and it does not need
another FAA inspection. However, some older Op Lims were written
differently. My 1983 Glasair was written such that any major alteration
needed another inspection, but I went to the FSDO, and they had no
problem issuing a new set of Op Lims that matched the current
recommended FAA procedure, which is the 5 hour Phase 1. It was some
very simple paperwork and some nominal fee (like $20 or something like
that) to process the request.
Be forewarned, that once you remove an aircraft from within the
stated limits of the LSA category, a Sport Pilot can not fly the
aircraft again even if you physically change the airplane so that it
falls back inside the stated limits of the LSA category. The rules are
written such that the airplane must always have been operated within the
stated limitations of the LSA category in order for a Sport Pilot to
legally fly it.
fyi
-Dj
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Dj Merrill - N1JOV
Glastar Sportsman 2+2 Builder #7118 N421DJ
http://deej.net/sportsman/
"Many things that are unexplainable happen during the construction of an
airplane." --Dave Prizio, 30 Aug 2005
