09/11/2018
RANS S-21 OUTBOUND
TEXT MANUAL
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MY AIRCRAFT IS COMPLETED, ALL MARKING AND PLACARDS ARE IN PLACE.
WHAT ELSE MUST I DO TO MY AIRCRAFT BEFORE I AM READY FOR MY PRE-
CERTIFICATION INSPECTION?
Included in your manual is a weight and balance sheet. This will need to be completed
before the inspection.
You will need a logbook for the aircraft. These can be separate books for the airframe,
engine and propeller or just one.
I FEEL I AM READY FOR INSPECTION BY THE FAA INSPECTOR, WHAT DO I DO?
If you have had prior contact with your DAR, you will probably be familiar with the
procedures used by that DAR. Different DAR's have slightly different procedures. Some
inspectors will help you fill out the paperwork at the time of inspection. Others require
that you submit the paperwork prior to inspection. If you are not sure and there are no
other builders in your area to ask, call and ask the DAR. Below is the required paper
work. Obtain the most current forms at www.faa.gov.
1. A letter requesting a final inspection.
2. Form 8130-12 Eligibility Statement
3. Form 8130-6 Application for Airworthiness Certificate.
4. A 3-view drawing of the aircraft or photos of top, front and side view.
Include with this the following:
Horsepower rating of engine and type of prop.
Empty weight and maximum weight at which the aircraft will be operated.
Number of seats and their arrangement (tandem, side by side).
Whether single or dual controlled.
Fuel capacity.
Maximum speed at which you expect to operate the aircraft.
5. Estimated time or number of flights required. (Usually 25 hours for aircraft
equipped with certified aircraft engine and prop combinations and 40 hours for
those with non-aircraft engine propeller combinations.)
6. The area over which you will be testing. (Request an area encompassing a 25
mile radius for day VFR operations. Exclude congested areas and airways, but try
to include nearby airports even if a few miles beyond the 25 mile radius.
Upon satisfactory completion of the necessary final FAA inspection of the aircraft and
whatever ground tests may be required, the FAA Inspector will issue your amateur-built
"Experimental" Airworthiness Certificate. Along with the certificate you will be given
certain
"OPERATING LIMITATIONS"
under which you must operate the aircraft.