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Good Morning from Texas
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Sun Feb 16, 2020 9:47 amby Mel
Just joining you Guys. My Wife, Ann, and I have built 8 airplanes including a Moni Motor-glider (modified with conventional landing gear), 2 RV-6s and a scratch built biplane. I've been an EAA Tech Counselor and Flight Advisor since 1984, and a DAR since 1999. My current plans include building a Waiex-B with Jabiru 3300.
Retired from Texas Instruments after 41 years, we built our retirement home and established Short Stop Airport (8TA5) here in Farmersville. Hopefully I can help out with some questions and learn from your experiences.
Re: Good Morning from Texas
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Sun Feb 16, 2020 11:36 amby GordonTurner
Hi Mel. Nice to have a world famous DAR on the board!!!
Do you travel for inspections?
Gordon
Re: Good Morning from Texas
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Sun Feb 16, 2020 11:56 amby Mel
I do travel. My FSDO has no problems with me traveling.
Re: Good Morning from Texas
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Sun Feb 16, 2020 1:59 pmby GordonTurner
Ok. Not nearly ready, but you’ll look good in Ny in that hat.
Re: Good Morning from Texas
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Sun Feb 16, 2020 2:39 pmby WesRagle
Hi Mel,
Great to see you're joining the Sonex group! You might remember performing two airworthiness inspections for me in the past. Hope to have the Onex ready for inspection shortly. I'll be in touch.
Welcome Aboard,
Wes
Re: Good Morning from Texas
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Sun Feb 16, 2020 5:34 pmby Bryan Cotton
Welcome to the group and good luck with your Waiex!
Re: Good Morning from Texas
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Sun Feb 16, 2020 6:22 pmby Matt541
Welcome to the group Mel!
Such a wealth of information and experience here, and it looks like you'll be bringing it up a few notches. Can't wait to see your project.
Cheers!
Re: Good Morning from Texas
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Mon Feb 17, 2020 1:16 amby Spaceman
Welcome to the group! I'm just down the road in Abilene!
Re: Good Morning from Texas
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Mon Feb 17, 2020 1:18 pmby Onex107
Mel wrote:I do travel. My FSDO has no problems with me traveling.
It's probably just a formality, but a DAR in the Chicago FSDO district told me he could not do my inspection without the FAA and Springfield FSDO approval.
Re: Good Morning from Texas
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Mon Feb 17, 2020 1:38 pmby Mel
Onex107 wrote:Mel wrote:I do travel. My FSDO has no problems with me traveling.
It's probably just a formality, but a DAR in the Chicago FSDO district told me he could not do my inspection without the FAA and Springfield FSDO approval.
That's true, but I've never had a problem getting local approval.