#FAA FLIGHTCHECK AIRCRAFT MANUAL#

The annual inspection is not much different than a 100-hour inspection. That means that every 100 hours, the airplane needs to have certain things inspected and serviced in order for it to continue to have flight training performed in it. No person may operate an aircraft carrying any person (other than a crewmember) for hire, and no person may give flight instruction for hire in an aircraft which that person provides, unless within the preceding 100 hours of time in service the aircraft has received an annual or 100-hour inspection and been approved for return to service.

#FAA FLIGHTCHECK AIRCRAFT MANUAL#

The Federal Aviation Regulations/Aeronautical Information Manual (FAR/AIM) requires flight schools to have a 100-hour inspection performed on all training aircraft. The 100-hour inspection refers to how often the inspection occurs, in this case, every 100 hours of flight time. When I tell my friends that I did a 100-hour inspection last week, most of them look at me with wide eyes and ask, “The inspection took 100 hours to do?” This is not true. The term 100-hour Inspection is a little misleading. We are going to look at what it takes to complete the 100-hour and annual inspections. Aircraft owners are legally obligated to ensure their aircraft are properly inspected to maintain the plane’s airworthiness.

Two planes sitting side by side on the ramp may look alike, but one might be a 2010 model, and the other manufactured in 1983.Īircraft longevity can be attributed to the maintenance and the upkeep that Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) mechanics put into these aircraft. People unfamiliar with aviation are surprised how old some of these aircraft are and how they are still airworthy. Car designs change so drastically from decade to decade that it is easy to place a car’s year by its shape, color, and even taillights.Īirplanes, however, continue to fly many decades and hours after leaving the assembly line. If you do, it is usually at or on its way to a car show. You will rarely find a car on the road from the 1960s or before.

Not surprisingly, airplanes appreciate better than most cars.

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