Aces High Bulletin Board
General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Pigslilspaz on August 15, 2012, 12:05:02 AM
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Would it be legal to have spinners on the landing gear of a private aircraft? If no, why not?
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Shirley you can't be serious.
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I wouldn't do it, but the question popped into my head, and now it's one of those things I can't get out of my head
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Shirley you can't be serious.
Don't call me Shirley.
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slap the word experimental on her and go for it. :D lol (i know i know theres more to it than that)
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No because there are no Rent-to-Own airplane parts stores.
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No because there are no Rent-to-Own airplane parts stores.
:rofl
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Only if there was an STC to install them.
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Soul Plane?
(http://www.ohgizmo.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/soulplane.jpg)
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slap the word experimental on her and go for it. :D lol (i know i know theres more to it than that)
this, in a nutshell. :aok
No because there are no Rent-to-Own airplane parts stores.
Oh man, could you imagine....
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Would it be legal to have spinners on the landing gear of a private aircraft?
Not on any certified aircraft. On an experimental-amateur built (E-AB) aircraft it "may" be legal if you can convince the DAR who inspects/signs off the aircraft. Or just install them after it's signed off and don't tell... ...
If no, why not?
On certified aircraft any changes/modifications not covered in the aircraft's type certificate data sheet (TCDS). Can only be done/installed if they are covered by a supplemental type certificate (STC). (actually some mods are done just by an IA signing off on a 337 form, but that's getting to complicated.)
Basically any aftermarket part or mod to a certified aircraft has to be approved by the FAA, whether through updates by the original manufacturer , or an independent company/individual who has gone to the effort to prove to the FAA that said said change from original design is safe so they can sell it with an STC. Also no matter how great the idea, getting STC from the FAA is neither cheap, nor easy. Which is why aftermarket stuff for aircraft is so expensive, when you buy aftermarket stuff for aircraft you are not just paying for the part, but for the STC to make it legal. For example it can cost around $1,000 to change an older Cessna 100 series aircraft from a generator to a modern alternator, even though the alternator and bracket really cost less then $300. You're really paying for the piece of paper that makes it legal.
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Yep.......the wheel bearings in a cessna 172 are very commonly used in the equipment or trailer industry but I go the extra mile and make sure the "non aircraft" bearings are the exact same manufacturer and model number with the same parts numbers etching just to stay out of trouble.
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Would it be legal to have spinners on the landing gear of a private aircraft? If no, why not?
You don't have to go the STC route. It can be done as a "field approval" -- kind of a one time approval to do something -- BUT you're going to have to find an FAA rep that will sign off on the modification.
I have seen at least one Cub here in Alaska with centerline chrome wheels for his big tundra tires.
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Yep experimental lol just say a rapper bought it :aok
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slap the word experimental on her and go for it. :D lol (i know i know theres more to it than that)
LOL, Wish it was that easy :D
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LOL, Wish it was that easy :D
LOL yeahhh me to. :D
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wow..should have seen what went through my head when you said spinners on wheels.
google spinner repairs....thats me! :)