Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2004 22:12:12 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [66.75.162.133] (HELO ms-smtp-01-eri0.socal.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 2920410 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 06 Jan 2004 20:47:45 -0500 Received: from WALTERXP (cpe-24-161-203-45.bak.rr.com [24.161.203.45]) by ms-smtp-01-eri0.socal.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id i071lhqH009596 for ; Tue, 6 Jan 2004 17:47:44 -0800 (PST) X-Original-Message-ID: <007801c3d4c0$3dc89230$0100a8c0@WALTERXP> From: "Walter and Margo Dodson" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: Hobbs and timekeeping X-Original-Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 17:47:42 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0075_01C3D47D.2F6E8AC0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0075_01C3D47D.2F6E8AC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ron has raised a good question which pilots have many opinions about. = My FAA Inspector friend since the sixties (just retired-VNY FSDO) and I = had a long conversation about this issue some years ago. In the spirit = of the law and in some cases in the letter as well, the feds don't care = how you keep track of time. Whether it is in a hand written log or with = any of the myriad devices we now have including that digital clock, they = just insist that you do, in fact, keep track of time. This is both for = you as a pilot and for the airframe, engine and propeller. Any time = change rotable part must have a record kept of its time in service (your = engine?). =20 As experimental types we are not free of the regs completely. We must = obey all of part 91 operating rules and also part 43 maintenance. There = are more. I'll dig out the AC that tells what we must follow and what = not. You probably have it. It is in an AC for homebuilders. As far as the Hobbs/Sierra issue... all I can say is that I put in a = hobbs, too. And that damn clock I haven't mastered yet. You know, I = wouldn't be surprised if there is a little bird in the tail boom taking = down T.O. and landing times. Oh, and on that point the FAA usually = allows 15% for the difference between block to block and flight times as = a fair adjustment should you only have one way to measure time of use in = your aircraft.=20 Personally the CFS and a Hobbs are both good as you then have both block = and flight time. The clock? Damned if I know! Walter Dodson 1895740IA IV-P N990Y still for sale at a very high price. = Know any sheiks? ------=_NextPart_000_0075_01C3D47D.2F6E8AC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Ron has raised a good question which = pilots have=20 many opinions about.  My FAA Inspector friend since the sixties = (just=20 retired-VNY FSDO) and I had a long conversation about this issue some = years=20 ago.  In the spirit of the law and in some cases in the letter as = well, the=20 feds don't care how you keep track of time.  Whether it is in = a hand=20 written log or with any of the myriad devices we now have including = that=20 digital clock, they just insist that you do, in fact, keep track of = time. =20 This is both for you as a pilot and for the airframe, engine and=20 propeller.  Any time change rotable part must have a record = kept of=20 its time in service (your engine?). 
As experimental types we are not free = of the regs=20 completely.  We must obey all of part 91 operating rules and also = part 43=20 maintenance.  There are more.  I'll dig out the AC that tells = what we=20 must follow and what not.  You probably have it.  It is = in an AC=20 for homebuilders.
As far as the Hobbs/Sierra issue... all = I can say=20 is that I put in a hobbs, too.  And that damn clock I haven't = mastered=20 yet.  You know, I wouldn't be surprised if there is a little bird = in=20 the tail boom taking down T.O. and landing times.  Oh, = and on=20 that point the FAA usually allows 15% for the difference between block = to block=20 and flight times as a fair adjustment should you only have one way to = measure=20 time of use in your aircraft.
Personally the CFS and a Hobbs are both = good as you=20 then have both block and flight time.  The clock?  Damned if I = know!
Walter Dodson 1895740IA  IV-P = N990Y still for=20 sale at a very high price.  Know any=20 sheiks? 
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