Latest Over 20Kg Inspection
Scheme Details at December 2007
UP TO DATE GUIDANCE ON OVER 20KG AND OVER 80KG MODELS
OVER 20KG
One Inspector will be appointed who will record “progress “ inspections on the new sheet and complete a Final Inspection for the issue of a Certificate of Design & Construction.
The new “Exemption to test Fly” which the CAA are now issuing will allow the test flying to be done by an LMA designated Examiner so that the builder or owner can delegate this responsibility if they so wish. All pilots wishing to fly in public with the aircraft will have to complete the minimal requirements of 6 flights totalling 1 hour.
OVER 80KG
One Inspector will be appointed who will record the “progress” inspections on the new sheet and liaise where necessary with an LMA Safety Panel Member who will then attend the Final Inspection for the issue of a Certificate of Design & Construction.
All test flights in this category must be witnessed by an LMA Safety Panel Inspector who was not involved in the build inspection process together with an approved LMA witness. The “Exemption to Test Fly” issued by the CAA will allow an LMA designated Examiner to do the test flying which must be a minimum of 12 flights totalling 2 hours. All pilots will be required to meet this criteria before being allowed to fly the aircraft in public.
OVER 20KG JETS
One Inspector will be appointed who will record the "progress" inspections on the new sheet and liaise where necessary with an LMA Safety Panel Member who will then attend the Final Inspection.
All test flights must be witnessed by an approved LMA witness and the final proving flight must be witnessed by an LMA Safety panel member who was not involved in the build process.
The “Exemption to Test Fly” issued by the CAA will allow an LMA designated Examiner to do the test flying .
The minimum requirement for this category is 12 flights totalling 2 hours and all pilots will be required to meet this criteria before being allowed to fly the aircraft in public.
An up to date list of Safety Panel Members, Inspectors, and Examiners is available on the website or by E mail from me.
Tony Hooper MBE
Over 20kg Chief examiner and CAA Liaison Officer
Large Model Association
6th December 2007.
This page was last updated on 6/12/2007
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