NimpoCub
Registered User
Nimpo Lake, BC . . . AKA "the Floatplane Capital o
I have an honest question, not knocking anyone for their decisions...
I sincerely wonder why some of you folks keep the certified classification on your plane. I can see it for passenger-carrying public airplanes, but those using planes as an airborne 4X4 truck or flightseeing platform, totally responsible for our own butt, WTF?? It is obviously a VERY expensive way to own a plane, and to haft'a ask permission (get a 337)to change a light bulb & then get someone to sign it off (exaggerated example) would drive me nuts. Now I agree & understand that SOME things we need some adult supervision for, but MOST things are common sense mechanical things, like on your truck or kids' bike.
If there's something you can't fix, there are the A&Es, and that's a GoodThing, but to do simple tasks shouldn't require so much hassle/paperwork. I ask this because I read LOTS of posts on here about how to keep the plane "legal" when folks want a simple change. Last example was LED position lights.
There... that ought'a get some eyebrows twitching, & start a lively discussion!
I sincerely wonder why some of you folks keep the certified classification on your plane. I can see it for passenger-carrying public airplanes, but those using planes as an airborne 4X4 truck or flightseeing platform, totally responsible for our own butt, WTF?? It is obviously a VERY expensive way to own a plane, and to haft'a ask permission (get a 337)to change a light bulb & then get someone to sign it off (exaggerated example) would drive me nuts. Now I agree & understand that SOME things we need some adult supervision for, but MOST things are common sense mechanical things, like on your truck or kids' bike.
If there's something you can't fix, there are the A&Es, and that's a GoodThing, but to do simple tasks shouldn't require so much hassle/paperwork. I ask this because I read LOTS of posts on here about how to keep the plane "legal" when folks want a simple change. Last example was LED position lights.
There... that ought'a get some eyebrows twitching, & start a lively discussion!