Discussion on airworthiness. (Alaska style)
 

Mitchieville Blog Archive Bear Destroys Plane - Duct Tape To The Rescue

I'm trying to understand if anything this pilot did was actually legal in some way or not?

I believe that everything that pilot did was safe and within his judgment to be flyable.

I wanted to argue that the repairs fall under Part 43 in Preventive maintenance where a private pilot is allowed to make "simple fabric patches, where it doesnt require the removal of control surfaces or structures..."

It also seems that what he did would fall under a 'major airframe repair'. Which a private pilot obviously is not allowed to do.

What do you think?

The person I am discussing this with believes that the pilot should have had his certificate revoked permanently....

Ferry Permit anyone ??
 

Safe, legal, smart - Alaska - ?? Condition for safe operation? Meets it type certificate design specs ? Hum ? Whats the point ? Its done - flown out - good luck - no discussion needed -

The rules are different in Alaska.

Rules
 

More like - no rules ?

How else were they supposed to get it out? Sometimes in these types of cases people get ferry permits. Its done quite often in Alaska.