The call comes in on a Friday; it’s a beautiful sunny summer day. You’re a Maintenance DAR and while the incessant ringing continues in the background you’re busy contemplating going to the beach to get a jump-start on your weekend. You make a split second decision to pick up the phone thinking it might be a friend with a quick question. Little did you know you were about to embark on a journey that would age you 5 years.  The guy...

There are three new forms that have been revised and released by the FAA. All of them deal with aircraft registration. In order they are; AC Form 8050-2 Aircraft Bill of Sale; AC Form 8050-4 Certificate of Repossession of Encumbered Aircraft; and AC Form 8050-98 Aircraft Security Agreement. These are important changes to be aware of if you a buying a personal aircraft, or if you are a...

by Chuck Reynolds As a follow on to Susan’s post dealing with Aircraft or Lawn Ornament, and  Maintenance Record-keeping Requirements, I thought it important to relay a recurring scenario I was intimately familiar with over the years, which involved the purchase of an aircraft. Some of you might relate to this story since it still continues to happen time and time again to this very day. If you are thinking about buying an aircraft, the...

The FAA revised part 21, Certification Procedures for Products and Parts recently and we are going to speak specifically to Subpart L; Export Airworthiness Approvals. After the initial Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) and the public comment period closed, the final rule that emerged was considerably different.  Of course many of us grumbled because lets face it, we don’t particularly like change because it usually means we have to...

To pick up where we left off, we’ll discuss the aircraft maintenance record keeping requirements. While this particular regulation pertains to the average general aviation owner, it also may apply to part 135 on-demand charters operating aircraft excluding a pilots seat, of nine seats or less. Aircraft maintenance records are sometimes referred to as aircraft log books and a host of recordkeeping formats are in use today. The FAA does not...