Airworthy or Not Pre-flight Inspections other stuff

Airworthy or Not? Pre-flight Inspections & other stuff An Engineer’s Perspective

“As PIC you are the final decision maker when it comes to determining if the aircraft is airworthy”

What’s makes for a good Pre-flight How do you instruct good Pre-flights

Principals the same No matter what you are instructing in

Mind on the job

Being aware of Distractions

Remove the Distractions

Review the Tech Log & Maintenance Docs

Using the Flight Manual Checklist

Using the Flight Manual Checklist

Knowing the aircraft What to look for What the limits are

Knowing the aircraft What to look for What the limits are

Talk with your Engineers

Get student pilots interested to come and learn

Maybe not quite as glamorous as flying ?

Acceptable Repairs

Acceptable Mods

Pilot Maintenance

What’s Airworthy? Airworthy condition means the condition of an aircraft, including its components, fuel, and other materials and substances essential to the manufacture and operation of the aircraft, that complies with all the requirements prescribed by the Civil Aviation Rules relating to design, manufacture, maintenance, modification, repair, and safety: Conditions of Airworthiness Certificate • Conforms to Type Design • In a condition for safe operation • Review the Paperwork • Inspect the aircraft

Aircraft Certification Life Cycle Foreign Type Certificate (TC) Aircraft Design & Production Type Certificate Data Sheet (TCDS) Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (ICAs) Operational Limits (Flight Manual) First of Type into NZ Type Acceptance Certificate (Part 21 Subpart B) Individual S/No onto NZ Register Airworthiness Certificate (Part 21 Subpart H) PIC - Pre-flight Inspection to ensure ‘airworthy condition’ To airworthiness & data requirements, Part 26, and bring into NZ system To type acceptance, and additional requirements e. g. Part 26, 39, 47, 91, mods/repairs & maintenance history AIRWORTHY AIRCRAFT Continued Airworthiness responsibility now shifts to Operator ICAs incorporated Basis for programme Production Certificate To applicable airworthiness (design) standard e. g. FAR 23, FAR 27 App. G - ICAs Tech Log to record airworthiness status Maintenance Programme to ensure ‘continued airworthiness’ Part 21 Subpart C Design Changes Modifications & Repairs to “Acceptable Technical Data” (Appendix D) If “Major” – IA conformity (Part 43 Subpart E) Part 43 Maintenance iaw Maintenance Programme & NZ CARs – RTS Part 21 Subpart K Components & Parts Traceability and authenticity – RTS Rev 4 -May 09

Wrap Up The Pilot is the final decision maker when it comes to deciding if the aircraft is Airworthy

Wrap Up Ask that you think about What’s “Airworthy” will be introducing dedicated ground defined by what you teach training on Airworthiness student pilots right from the start of their careers

Wrap Up Any set the standard high Lets Questions? My Questionyour time Thanks for Are the Prop & T/R Blade Airworthy?