Thu, Jan 06, 2005
Classes And Length
By ANN Correspondent John Ballantyne
These courses relate to maintenance
of light sport aircraft as detailed below:
Inspection Ratings
After completing a 16-hour training course acceptable to the FAA
on inspecting the particular class of experimental light-sport
aircraft, a light sport repairman with an inspection rating may
perform the annual condition inspection on a light-sport aircraft
that he/she owns; that has been issued an experimental certificate
for operating a light-sport aircraft; and is in the same class of
light-sport-aircraft for which he/she has completed the light sport
aircraft training specified by FAA.
Maintenance Rating
A Light Sport Repairman with a maintenance rating must complete
a training course acceptable to the FAA on maintaining the
particular class of light-sport aircraft for which he/she intends
to exercise the privileges of this rating. The training course
must, at a minimum, provide the following number of hours of
instruction:
- For airplane class privileges--120-hours
- For weight-shift control aircraft class privileges-104
hours
- For powered parachute class privileges-104 hours
- For lighter than air class privileges-80 hours
- For glider class privileges-80 hours
Individuals who hold a maintenance
rating may approve and return to service an aircraft that has been
issued a special airworthiness certificate in the light-sport after
performing or inspecting maintenance (to include the annual
condition inspection and the 100-hour inspection), preventive
maintenance, or an alteration (excluding a major repair or a major
alteration on a product produced under an FAA approval); Perform
the annual condition inspection on a light-sport aircraft that has
been issued an experimental certificate for operating a
light-sport; and only perform maintenance, preventive maintenance,
and an alteration on a light-sport aircraft that is in the same
class of light-sport aircraft for which the holder has completed
the training specified by FAA. Before performing a major repair,
the holder must complete additional training acceptable to the FAA
and appropriate to the repair performed.
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