Why Annual Inspections?

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Why does the FAA require owners of small GA airplanes to put them through a complete inspection every 12 months, even if they've only flown 40 hours or less since the last inspection? Does it really make sense to open up the wings, empennage, and tailcone and remove the seats, carpets and floorboards to inspect for corrosion every 12 months? In this webinar, Mike Busch A&P/IA explores this issue by pointing out that owners of "big boy" airplanes like King Airs aren't required to do this, but owners of smaller airplanes are. Mike questions this double standard, asks why the FAA doesn't treat the "rest of us" more like it treats the "big boys" and fantasizes about a simple change to the regulations that would make this possible. Savvy Aviation offers Professional Maintenance Services to owners of General Aviation aircraft, such as: SavvyMx (Professional Maintenance Management including Prebuy Services), SavvyQA (Expert Consulting), SavvyAnalysis (Engine Data Analysis) and Breakdown Assistance. Savvy also publishes a monthly newsletter with lots of interesting information for the general aviation enthusiast; subscribe to it at www.savvyaviat... text the word "Savvy" to 33777. This webinar was hosted by the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA).

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9 окт 2024

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Комментарии : 25

@donandhisstationair2382 День назад

Mike. It is getting harder and harder to have quality, reliable work done on our airplanes. I have been an airplane owner for the last8 years. My experience has been that annuals have created more problems for me than they have prevented. I wish there were better answers as I think it will only get more problematic

@christophergagliano2051 День назад

I find this hilarious, I commented 3 years ago back to Mike that an airframe only needs to be inspected every two or three years but the engine and fuel system needs to be inspected every year. At the time Mike disagreed with my assessment and still was recommending an annual inspection, sure looks like he sees the light now😂

@naps3386 23 часа назад

Based on what? The airplanes I see are not maintained to the highest standards by their owners, I would not want to see 2-3 year intervals on airframes. There are far, far, far too many owners who need an annual kick in the butt just to keep on top of all the little (and not so little) holes in the swiss cheese.

@christophergagliano2051 23 часа назад

@@naps3386 owner operators are allowed to do preventative maintenance and that includes lubrication the flight controls, wheels, brakes, oil changes, spark plugs, cleaning, corrosion protection all these things the owner operator can take care of. But it's a total waste of my time as a mechanic to pull out seats, trim, carpet, just to inspect items under the floorboard that haven't changed for 30 years, And that's a fact. Now the engine, fuel system, and travel checks should be done maybe every 18 months, but the tear apart an airplane every 12 months is just absolutely ridiculous and does more damage than it does good.

@iancormie9916 20 часов назад

The FAA should remember that little guys pay taxes and the little guys are not getting their money's worth.

@zachheilman784 День назад

If aviation stack exchange is to be believed, 12,500 pounds was chosen because it’s half the weight of a loaded DC-3.

@JK-rv9tp 20 часов назад

I inspect my own homebuilt and after working for an OEM for decades, it bothered me that airliners get the equivalent of a lightplane's annual only on C-Check, which can be 3000 to 5000 hours and a complete interior strip-out is done at "2C", 6000 to 10000 hours! Same pulleys and cables, really. Lightplane annuals are mostly an inspection for mice and birds for airplanes that sit around. Since nobody is looking over my shoulder and my airplane's structure is fully alodined and primed, I do firewall forward every year, but other areas I alternate every other year.

@demagescod9657 8 часов назад

Every time I come out of annual, they have messed something up... This last time They left an entire inspection panel off...Other owner accepted it, we both flew it and I didnt catch the missing panel until I was on the road and went under the low wing to tie it down !!! Have had them give it back to me with messed up injectors, had one shop break my airspeed indicator doing a Pitot test and wouldnt take responsibility... IT is a Fing joke. I will be going experimental as soon as I can! The FAA appears to be trying to facilitate the death of the certified GA world. At the very least they are holding a beer and watching it die.

@smurfsky101 21 час назад

Love listening to you at 2x speed , then it's tolerable

@smurfsky101 20 часов назад

2.25x even

@billbrasher3437 День назад

Maintenance induced failure. I fly 40 or less a year. I follow Cessna maintenance manual per hours. But opening up every year is increased probably of a maintenance induced failure just like the UK in WWII. You are correct. It’s backwards.

@daleyingling4868 День назад

👍

@Mikey300 День назад

Going to have to watch this when it's not quite so late . . .

@PatrickDuffy-u3s 21 час назад

The reason for these anal (annual) inspections is to make it much harder for the average Joe to get into GA. Imagine if you had to rip your car apart every year before driving it. I had a Datsun pickup truck that had 550,000 miles on it and it NEVER leaked any oil and was NEVER overhauled. The guy I sold it to drove it another 200k. The FAA doesn't require a Boeing 747 to be torn down with the seats removed every year, so why GA planes? It's clearly to antagonize GA pilots. Once every 5 years would be reasonable.

@dvsmotions День назад

I do it every 2 years. Mainly because it's 20 hours a year.

@gawebm День назад

Set plsyback speed to 1.25. A lot easier to listen to.

@johnalexander2349 23 часа назад

Why would slowing down make it easier to listen to.

@Aviatorpeck1957 День назад

It should be hours only!!!

@christophergagliano2051 День назад

No that wouldn't work just going off of hours. Because airplane deteriorate due to their environmental exposure. I think I bi-annual inspection would be appropriate

@bernardc2553 День назад

FAA should allow pilot/owners with life time Mechanical skills more latitude especially thise that have worked on or owned a easier pathway to get some kind of AP Cert. Possibly Model specific. Most in these situations know more about its condition than their A&P's do & take better care overall of their Aircraft.

@TheReadBaron91 День назад

If I’m good with spatial orientation and moving my arms and legs in a coordinated way, I should get some leeway with a pilots license too.

@naps3386 23 часа назад

Nope….just because you are an owner, you don’t have the thousands of hours of training and experience required, especially if you carry a passenger. Either you can afford to own an airplane or maybe it’s time you sell to younger generations. FAA doesn’t need to make skies less safe to accommodate owner’s pocketbooks.

@hahahano2796 20 часов назад

@@naps3386 Boeing, Airbus, etc. would like to have a word with you. It's funny how people conveniently forget that CA is maintained to much worse standards than GA but they get a pass and people like you will invariably bring up 'but muh CA vs. GA safety' forgetting that it rarely a matter of maintenance for GA. Being in the industry it is laughable what people presume is safe but isn't as major airvehicle companies have regulatory captured the FAA and even DoD safety.