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”

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FAA Flight Standards FAA Flight Standards ServiceService

FAA Flight Standards FAA Flight Standards ServiceService

Airworthiness Special Emphasis Program -

Orlando

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ObjectiveObjectiveObjectiveObjective

Increase industry level of

awareness and associated

responsibilities of the term

“Airworthy”

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BackgroundBackground

Gradual disintegration of the knowledge required and the ability to make airworthiness

determinations

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Basis of StatementBasis 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.

• FAA Form 8100-2

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”

AR(R)OW

ARRACIEEVCSATCFIE

www.faa.gov/fsdo/orl

• CFI-ESP (bottom of text, hot button)

• Invisible clay pigeons

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