1. FILE LETTER OF INTENT WITH MD-RA INSPECTION SERVICE
Forms are available by:
MAIL
DOWNLOAD FROM MD-RA SITE
ONLINE REGISTRATION
This step ensures that your project is legally accepted by the
Minister, and that a file is opened for your project.
Supporting Documents:
If the project is a re-sale (not from the original supplier of the
kit or plans), you must provide a bill of sale or a release signed
by the vendor giving MD-RA permission to release information to
the new purchaser. Please ensure the make, model and serial number
are clearly indicated.
If you wish to include drawings or other documents in your file,
we will be glad to do so, but we do not require it.
IMPORTANT NOTE RE 51% INSPECTON (MAJOR PORTION RULE)
This is required when:
1. The kit is not published on the list of eligible aircraft Here
is the link to the list: http://av-info.faa.gov/dst/amateur/
2. You are basing an aircraft on an existing model and using recycled
parts.
It is not required when:
3. The kit is published on the list of eligible aircraft Here is
the link to the list: http://av-info.faa.gov/dst/amateur/
4. You are building strictly from plans and materials
What it is:
The inspector will complete a checklist
at your shop, checking your kit / materials against it. If your
project as presented does not meet the major portion rule, you will
be required to adjust the work plan to the point where it does,
otherwise the project will not be eligible for registration as an
amateur built aircraft.
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3. FIRST INSPECTION
This could be a Sub Assembly*or a Pre-Cover*. First, you
must register
and complete the online Inspection
Request form and submit it to MD-RA INSPECTION SERVICE , with
payment.
MD-RA will process the form, and send out the required documents
to you and the inspector. It is then up to you to call the inspector
to arrange an appointment.
*Definition:
A sub assembly inspection could be:
Inspection of a sub component or sub assembly such as a box spar.
Inspection of a portion of the aircraft-such as the empennage or
perhaps the wings only.
In either case, when the component is passed, the inspector will
indicate on the inspection report that covering is approved. A sub
assembly counts toward the pre-cover requirement for the aircraft.
In some cases, aircraft can take two or even three sub assembly
inspections to meet the pre-cover requirement. This is more costly
than a single pre-cover inspection, but is sometimes unavoidable,
for many reasons.
A pre-cover inspection as we refer to it involves inspection of
the full aircraft, not just a component or sub structure.
Note:
1. Helicopters are subject
to an interim inspection as well as the final.
2. All helicopters which have an enclosed
engine compartment must have a firewall installed between the cabin
and the engine compartment.
All Aircraft:
3. Components which will become an
enclosed area upon completion are subject to pre-cover inspection.
Exception: Exemption to Standard 507,Part 1, Procedures,
Inspection Requirements, Para 4, Information Note. Assemblies closed
in atthe factory by the original kit supplierare not subject to
pre cover inspection. Use the link below to see the full document.
See the Exemption
Document Here
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4. FINAL INSPECTION
1. The final inspection is to be done when the aircraft
is fully complete, fuelled, and in all respects ready for flight.
2. The inspection must be performed at the declared base of operations
for the aircraft.
3. Before the inspection can be done, the builder must obtain the
Certificate of Registration (C of
R) from DoT.
Procedure:
1. Submit the Inspection
Request to MD-RA INSPECTION at least 2 months in advance
of the anticipated inspection date, to leave time to get the C of
R . You will be sent the required documents, to make application,
as well as the other documents for the inspection. At this point
you could set up an inspection date with the inspector.
2. Once you have the C of R, you can let the inspector know , and
you can finalize arrangements.
3. When the inspection has been done, the inspector will leave you
with a copy of the Inspection Report, with any deficiencies listed.
You must correct these, and sign the report as having done so, before
your flight authority can be issued.
4. NOTE: The inspector will not issue the flight
authority at this time. The inspection documents will be sent to
the Chief MD-RA for your area. The flight authority will be issued
when all deficiencies are corrected and all the paperwork meets
standard.
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AFTER THE FINAL INSPECTION
You will receive your flight authority from the MD-RA Chief, and
you can then proceed to the flight test stage. Once the flight authority
has been issued, MD-RA’s mandate with respect to your aircraft is
over. Your file is sent to the DoT in your region, and you must
co-ordinate further regulatory requirements with them. When you
complete the 25 hour test period, you must submit the climb test
( the inspector will have left you the forms) to DoT to have the
restrictions removed from your flight authority.
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