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July, 1996

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*Billie Anderson
Lisa Anderson
*Phil Auldridge
*Al Avery
Nick Borja (Guam)
*Hank Bruckner
Barbara Clever
Marilyn Colvin
*Len Cowper
Micki Drake
*Bill Enoka
Don Frost
Scott Fujimoto
Dr. Buzz Gorsky
Dennis Green (Guam)
Doug Gurel
*Jim Hein
Jerry Henry
David Honda
*Larry Inouye
Aimee Kuprash
Janette Lee
Don Machado
Sara Maher
Bruce Mayes
Mike McCann
*Chuck McManus (Guam)
**Rob Moore
George Morikawa
Robert Narmore
*Bill Padgett
Don Plante
*Bill Rothe
Chuck Rudebaugh (Samoa)
Ken Schoeff
Richard Schuman
Tim Slovak
Mel Souza
Ron Stewart
Ted Sugiyama
Mimi Tompkins
Gerald Toyomura
Perry Valleriani
Wayne Walls
Bud Weisbrod

* Team Leaders
** ASC Coordinator

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Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) 91.319 prescribes some of those rules:

FAR 91.319(b) states, "No person may operate an aircraft that has an experimental certificate outside of an area assigned by the Administrator until it is shown that- (1) The aircraft is controllable throughout its normal range of speeds and throughout all the maneuvers to be executed, and, (2) The aircraft has no hazardous operating characteristics or design features."

FAR 91.319(c) states, "Unless otherwise authorized by the Administrator in special operating limitations, no person may operate an aircraft that has an experimental certificate over a densely populated area or in a congested airway. The Administrator may issue special operating limitations for a particular aircraft to permit takeoffs and landings to be conducted over a densely populated area or in a congested airway, in accordance with terms and conditions specified in the authorization in the interest of safety in air commerce."

An airworthiness certificate with operating limitations are issued when the aircraft is initially certificated. The operating limitations are part of the airworthiness certificate and prescribes the limits the aircraft must be operated within. Federal Aviation Administration policy establishes the minimum test flight time to substantiate the aircraft has no unusual flight characteristics. Twenty-five hours of operation is the prescribed time in a test flight area with a standard certificated engine and propeller combination installed. Forty hours of flight test operation is prescribed when a non-standard propeller and engine combination installed. Each request for certification is evaluated on a case by case basis.

Populated areas are to be avoided, including takeoffs and landings over populated areas, while operating in the initial flight test area. Once the aircraft has completed the required hours in the initial flight test area, the restriction from flying over populated areas still applies except for landings and takeoffs. It is an FAR requirement that aircraft be operated over the least populated route to and from the airport traffic pattern. Upon completion of the test flight time a record entry is required.

While operating in the flight test area, the aircraft should be based at an airport that does not have populated areas surrounding it. The Los Angeles basin has populated areas surrounding the majority of its airports. Airports once used for amateur-built initial flight test areas no longer meet the intent of the rule for being in non-populated areas.

Advisory Circular AC 20-27D, Certification and Operation of Amateur-Built Aircraft, provides guidance and information relative to the Airworthiness and operation of amateur-built aircraft.July, 1996

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Jack Smyth

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James Briggs
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