Sat, Oct 18, 2003
Course To Be Offered To All In January
The FAA/Transportation
Safety Institute (TSI) will hold the prototype amateur-built
designated airworthiness representative (AB-DAR) training course at
the FAA Academy, in Oklahoma City (OK) on December 16-18, 2003.
After fine-tuning the program, the first course for AB-DAR
nominees will take place January 27-29, 2004, followed by another
on June 8-10. EAA and FAA created the AB-DAR program to deal with
the backlog of inspection requests for new amateur-built aircraft.
Nearly 60 AB-DAR candidates, most of who have come through EAA's
recruiting efforts, must complete the course before they can
perform field inspections.
Three EAA staffers, Earl Lawrence and Randy Hansen of EAA
Government Relations and Joe Norris of EAA Aviation Information
Services, will attend the December prototype course along with FAA
and TSI personnel.
EAA has provided the
hands-on workshops on which AB-DAR nominees will learn by donating
three aircraft:
- 1998 Lancair Tigress
- 1979 Smyth/Pieper Sidewinder
- 1965 Welsh Rabbit (Model A)
EAA has also agreed to lend FAA its 1998 Buckeye Dream Machine
powered parachute for three years. These four aircraft will also
serve as the hands-on training aids for the Light-Sport Aircraft
DAR course that the FAA/TSI team is developing.
Courses will be limited to a maximum of 20 students, with two of
those slots reserved for Flight Standards District Office aviation
safety inspectors. If the ASIs can't use the two reserved
positions, additional students may be added.
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