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A. INTRODUCTION
The Maintenance Manual here presented provides the guidelines for the qualifications to
accomplish the various levels of maintenance on Pioneer 300 aircrafts. It also represents a
continuous part of the Pilot’s Operating Handbook delivered together with this manual. For this
reason, some arguments will be just recalled instead of being fully re-written. A careful reading of
the engine and propeller manuals is strongly recommended in any case because it will give you
more information about safe maintaining and hence it will ensure a safer flight.
This manual contains very detailed indications about maintenance, repairs and alterations
providing illustrative sketches on how to do that. Furthermore, indications about periodic
inspections and advice about the right care of the overall Pioneer 300 aircrafts are also provided
into this manual in order to give you all the satisfactory indications towards the correct operations.
Pioneer 300 aircrafts are built with some parts not manufactured by Alpi Aviation, for those it is
necessary to refer to the original manufacturer
’s manual in order to get complete information.
Pioneer 300 aircrafts legal WARRANTY is guaranteed only if:
1) the herein prescribed maintenance is carried out by the appropriate personnel, recorded in the
Table of ANNEX F and stored in the aircraft logbook;
2) the Mandatory Service Bulletins are applied and recorded in the Table of ANNEX E and stored
in the aircraft logbook.
A.1 Document references
This manual has been prepared according to the standard ASTM F2483-12, while Pioneer 300
aircrafts have been shown to comply with standard ASTM F2245. This aircraft must be maintained
following the standard ASTM F2295, Standard Practice for Continued Operational Safety
Monitoring of a Light Sport Aircraft. Please note that this standard describes the responsibilities of
the Owner/Operator.
Pioneer 300 aircrafts are included into a wider family of P300 aircraft types, mainly divided into
Fixed and Retractable landing gear, and for this the airplane only one P300 Maintenance Manual
exists.
In details the following ASTM standards have been used to demonstrate compliance and
therefore to prepare this document:
1)
F2483-12 Standard Practice for Maintenance and the Development of Maintenance
Manuals for Light Sport Aircraft;
2)
F2245-12d Standard Specification for Design and Performance of Light Sport Aircraft;
3)
F2279-06 Standard Practice for Quality Assurance in the Manufacture of Fixed Wing Light
Sport Aircraft;
4)
F2295-06 Standard Practice for Continued Operational Safety Monitoring of a Light Sport
Aircraft;
5)
F2746-
12 Standard Specification for Pilot’s Operating Handbook (POH) for Light Sport
Aircraft;
6)
F2930-12 Standard Guide for Compliance with Light Sport Aircraft Standards.
A.2 Original Equipment Manufacturer
The Pioneer 300 aircrafts have been manufactured by Alpi Aviation Srl whose contact information
are herein listed:
