Repairman's certificate

[Flygirl1]

Today the FAA blessed us with our Repairman's Certificate--WHOO-HOO! I have to admit I was a little concerned when he wanted to come here and "see" the planes. Not that they are poorly constructed, but normally you go to them with your builders log and photo's. He didn't hesitate to move forward though and we both are now legal to do our things!! D-n-D

[jaredyates]

Great news! Now you can do condition inspections. You were already legal to do everything else, of course.

[Duane Bartel]

I am currently doing the condition inspection on my Bearhawk 4 place, N962TD. How do you get current Service Bulletins and AD's for your engine (mine is Lyc 0-540) and propeller (mine is Hartzell constant speed)? Or do you pay an A&P/IA to provide that. I am cheap. I'd rather not have to pay for them.
Also, have you had to re-rig your flaps to reduce the extension angles per Bob's engineering order or, as I have been doing, reduced all my flap extension speeds in the flight manual by 10 mph for each notch. I would rather change how I fly it rather than have to re-rig the flaps.

[alaskabearhawk]

I use a local A&P/IA. They pay for their subscriptions and give me very useful real-world info. I’m happy they are willing to share and the monetary compensation has always been more than fair. I see it as a blessing and a bargain.

[svyolo]

I got my Repairman Cert last Tuesday in Seattle.

[arborite]

I am currently doing the condition inspection on my Bearhawk 4 place, N962TD. How do you get current Service Bulletins and AD's for your engine (mine is Lyc 0-540) and propeller (mine is Hartzell constant speed)? Or do you pay an A&P/IA to provide that. I am cheap. I'd rather not have to pay for them.
Also, have you had to re-rig your flaps to reduce the extension angles per Bob's engineering order or, as I have been doing, reduced all my flap extension speeds in the flight manual by 10 mph for each notch. I would rather change how I fly it rather than have to re-rig the flaps.

The FAA database for AD’s is a free website that you can use to find whatever engine or appliance AD’s are out there. it was “ improved” in the last few years but remains a less than awesome product. with a little practice, you should be able to get what you need. when you do a query, you have to select all of the different ways Lycoming is entered ( there are at least three) and the MANY variants of the O-540. I also threw in superior cylinders. take your time setting up your query and it should give you what you need.

Attached is a screenshot of a quick query for the O -540 engine. I doubt it’s complete, but with a bit more care in your query, it should be all inclusive. good luck

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drs.faa.gov

[Duane Bartel]

Thanks! I will give this a try.
How about the flaps question? What are Bearhawk owners with completed aircraft doing to comply with this? Rerigging the flaps or doing what I've done, drop all my flap extension speeds by 10mph and modifying the flight manual accordingly? I would rather change how I fly the plane than have to re-rig the flaps.

[gregc]

I may be missing something but I assume you are referring to the 2022/23 Change Notice. The Degrees Down numbers in the notice are relative to in-flight conditions. The stock rigging setup will pretty much match these deflections so all you need to do is adhere to the new limits and maybe change any cabin placards to match.

[jaredyates]

Hello Duane, can we talk more about the flap guidance? I don't think I have the same framing in mind, that there are two paths to compliance, rigging vs placarding. In what way is your plane not conforming, and which reference are you using from Bob?

[Bcone1381]

Thanks! I will give this a try.
How about the flaps question? What are Bearhawk owners with completed aircraft doing to comply with this? Rerigging the flaps or doing what I've done, drop all my flap extension speeds by 10mph and modifying the flight manual accordingly? I would rather change how I fly the plane than have to re-rig the flaps.

A safety notice was issued in December 2022 regarding flaps. It was clarified in March 2023. The clarified notice and it seems unambiguous.

http://bearhawksafety.com/4-place/december2022.html

The thread that came out when the original un-clarified notice was published has 34 posts and is worth reading only to service ones curiocity.

https://bearhawkforums.com/forum/safety/80029-engineering-change-notice-for-max-flap-speeds-4-place-model-b-companion-and-patrol/page2