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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.
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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
Objective • Increase industry level of awareness and associated responsibilities of the term“Airworthy”
Background Gradual disintegration of the knowledge required and the ability to make airworthiness determinations
Basis of Statement Most aircraft flying over us today are physically, structurally or legally“UNAIRWORTHY”
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.
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”