Thoughts on Airworthiness for the Active DPE

Thoughts on “Airworthiness” for the Active DPE

Aircraft Maintenance: your dearest friend, or the devil in disguise!

Aircraft Maintenance is expensive

Good Aircraft Maintenance is… …very expensive

Bad Aircraft Maintenance is “UNAFFORDABLE”

FAA Flight Standards Service Airworthiness Special Emphasis Program - Orlando 13

Objective Increase industry level of awareness and associated responsibilities of the term “Airworthy” 14

Background Gradual disintegration of the knowledge required and the ability to make airworthiness determinations 15

Basis of Statement Most aircraft flying over us today are physically, structurally or legally “UNAIRWORTHY” 16

The Options: • Airworthy • Flyworthy • Deadly

Airworthy • Aircraft or component part meets its type certificate which includes type design (or properly altered condition, i. e. STC, major alteration, etc. • Aircraft or component is in a condition for safe operation.

• FAA Form 8100 -2

Airworthy • “Aircraft or component part meets its type certificate which includes type design” Think “blueprint” • “Aircraft or component is in a condition for safe operation” Think “wear”

AR(R)OW

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www. faa. gov/fsdo/orl • CFI-ESP (bottom of text, hot button)

• Invisible clay pigeons

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