Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: lease back

Hi Bill, I am curius about the " If the engine in the airplane is a Rotax then the A&P MUST have the proper training or experience and the credentials to prove it.". As an A&P I am unaware of any FAA regs stipulating this. Rotax might say they will void the warrenty if this happens but my opinion of rotax is very low anyways.  Is there any FAA reg about this or is it just rotax requirements?   Daniel --- On Thu, 2/24/11, Bill Holmes <billholmes@born-2-fly.com> wrote: From: Bill Holmes <billholmes@born-2-fly.com> Subject: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: lease back To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, February 24, 2011, 8:19 AM   Keep in mind that as an SLSA the maintenance and service requirements are pretty strict. This is even more true when the aircraft is being used for a commercial purpose. They, of course, require an annual inspection. They will also need 100 hour inspections when used commercially. One of these inspections does not preclude or negate the other although the 100 hour time may be "reset" at the time of annual if doing so is beneficial. These inspections, as laid out by most all manufacturers, must be performed by a maintenance rated Light Sport Repairman or an A&P. If the engine in the airplane is a Rotax then the A&P MUST have the proper training or experience and the credentials to prove it. Also keep in mind that if the aircraft is being run on AVgas that some of the maintenance requirements are at shorter intervals. Again, who can perform these maintenance tasks depends on the manufacturers guidelines. A colleague and I currently maintain a couple of SLSA trainers which are used on leaseback agreements. These trainers are seeing approximately 100 hours of use per month. It doesnt take long to burn up a 1500 or 2000 hour TBO time on a Rotax engine this way. An overhaul with a crankshaft can be almost as expensive as a new engine when you start figuring labor along with the fact that there a limited # of places allowed to split the engine case and do this work. The biggest point I am trying to make here is not to sell the hourly use cost to the instructors too low. The kind of rigorous activity a trainer sees will require more maintenance than an aircraft for personal use. If you need additional info on leaseback agreements contact Pat Brown at info@houstonlsa.com Bill Holmes SP PPCL Light Sport Repairman - Maintenance (AP, WSC, PPC) FAA rated Powerplant Mechanic Independent ROTAX Repair Facility Born To Fly & Just Plane Stuff Huber Air Park (E70) 2475 Rudeloff Rd. Hangar 1B Seguin TX. 78155 210-831-7123 ph. 208-279-0283 fax Billholmes@born-2-fly.com http://www.born-2-fly.com http://www.just-plane-stuff.com

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