Did everyone get their "Old Planes Safety" FAA boo
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Funny how the FAA people here in Alabama are so helpful, and yet he impression I get from the FAA out of Washington is: "everything for the airlines- nothing for the little ones".
I mean, where is the outrage at the continued closing of the GA airports close to Washington, DC? The kid in the Cessna 172 proved irrevocably the small plane was no threat to national security in a kamikaze-type attack.
All I can draw from their continued strong-arm tactics is they would rather DC be inaccessible, for that matter, the entire national airspace, to everyone except bureaucrats. :evil:
I mean, where is the outrage at the continued closing of the GA airports close to Washington, DC? The kid in the Cessna 172 proved irrevocably the small plane was no threat to national security in a kamikaze-type attack.
All I can draw from their continued strong-arm tactics is they would rather DC be inaccessible, for that matter, the entire national airspace, to everyone except bureaucrats. :evil:
Out here in Nevada the FAA seems to try to make things very difficult for us classic plane owners. They will play along with field approvals & make us do a lot of work & info gathering only to finally say that they are not going to do any 337s, field approvals. The only thing that they are going along with is STCs. Guess they can't argue much about them.
I have experienced this attitude regarding a metal prop, spinner, spin on remote oil filter and Cleveland brakes.
They also will not get off their bottoms to use their computers to access their very extensive data base. If your logs don't go back to the early days of the aircraft, the FAA could help you by checking records of all forms filed for that aircraft. They could look for 337s & STCs that have been previously filed. But they won't. Sorry to be so negative, but that is the way that they are out here. Maybe I need to deal with the Alabama field offices.
Ray
N33GM
I have experienced this attitude regarding a metal prop, spinner, spin on remote oil filter and Cleveland brakes.
They also will not get off their bottoms to use their computers to access their very extensive data base. If your logs don't go back to the early days of the aircraft, the FAA could help you by checking records of all forms filed for that aircraft. They could look for 337s & STCs that have been previously filed. But they won't. Sorry to be so negative, but that is the way that they are out here. Maybe I need to deal with the Alabama field offices.
Ray
N33GM
Out here in Nevada the FAA seems to try to make things very difficult for us classic plane owners. They will play along with field approvals & make us do a lot of work & info gathering only to finally say that they are not going to do any 337s, field approvals. The only thing that they are going along with is STCs. Guess they can't argue much about them.
I have experienced this attitude regarding a metal prop, spinner, spin on remote oil filter and Cleveland brakes.
They also will not get off their bottoms to use their computers to access their very extensive data base. If your logs don't go back to the early days of the aircraft, the FAA could help you by checking records of all forms filed for that aircraft. They could look for 337s & STCs that have been previously filed. But they won't. Sorry to be so negative, but that is the way that they are out here. Maybe I need to deal with the Alabama field offices.
Ray
N33GM
I have experienced this attitude regarding a metal prop, spinner, spin on remote oil filter and Cleveland brakes.
They also will not get off their bottoms to use their computers to access their very extensive data base. If your logs don't go back to the early days of the aircraft, the FAA could help you by checking records of all forms filed for that aircraft. They could look for 337s & STCs that have been previously filed. But they won't. Sorry to be so negative, but that is the way that they are out here. Maybe I need to deal with the Alabama field offices.
Ray
N33GM
NC74392
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Ray, if you ever need to move, you're welcome to relocate here to Huntsville, Alabama. We have a strong aviation community oriented toward homebuilts, antiques, and classics, oh, heck- if it has wings or rotors or a gas bag, we love it!
Wasn't there a movement last year to make the FAA return to previous acessability and approval for 337s? I think Alabama FAA divisions took it to heart. They are great folks IMO.
I've heard some stories of some "reluctant dragons" elsewhere though...
Wasn't there a movement last year to make the FAA return to previous acessability and approval for 337s? I think Alabama FAA divisions took it to heart. They are great folks IMO.
I've heard some stories of some "reluctant dragons" elsewhere though...