Here is the situation:
I have been engaged to fly (part 91) a 30 something year old piston twin engine airplane (car 3, far 23). When it was new, it's max gross was less than 6,000 lbs. For paperwork, in terms of operating limitations, I have placards and the manufacturer's published POH. Additionally, I have a hodge podge mess of 30 years worth of paper that I took to be a flight manual. In this book are out dated equipment lists, 60+ copies of forms 337 (no I don't have a fuel tank in the cabin), a few STC's, a few AFM supplements for additional equipment, and a rapidly decaying set of "supplemental" performance data. Looking at this pile of crap was stressing me out, so I set about to put it in some order. Noticing that I was lacking a large amount of info that an AFM should have, I thought I would look up the required items and at least inventory what I had, and go from there. During the process, I came to the possible conclusion that I don't require an AFM.
Does anybody think that I am mistaken in my conclusion, and if so why?
I think that to comply with having my operating limitations and w&b onboard, I can carry the following and be "legal."
MANUFACTURER'S POH
AFM SUPPLEMENTS FOR INSTALLED EQUIPMENT/ MODIFICATIONS
CURRENT W&B
CURRENT EQUIPMENT LIST
SUPPLEMENTAL PERFORMANCE DATA
Will this suffice?
A secondary question is this: I am filing my STC copies with my aircraft mtc logbooks (not kept in aircraft), and comparing my 337 copies with originals in my mtc records.
Other than for part 91.417(d), n/a, I find no reason to keep the 337's in the aircraft (or the stc paperwork for that matter).
Any guidace greatly appreciated. Just trying to do things right.
P.S. Sorry for the double post, I'm just trying to get the most feedback. Maybe should have posted over here first.
Thanks,
105viking
I have been engaged to fly (part 91) a 30 something year old piston twin engine airplane (car 3, far 23). When it was new, it's max gross was less than 6,000 lbs. For paperwork, in terms of operating limitations, I have placards and the manufacturer's published POH. Additionally, I have a hodge podge mess of 30 years worth of paper that I took to be a flight manual. In this book are out dated equipment lists, 60+ copies of forms 337 (no I don't have a fuel tank in the cabin), a few STC's, a few AFM supplements for additional equipment, and a rapidly decaying set of "supplemental" performance data. Looking at this pile of crap was stressing me out, so I set about to put it in some order. Noticing that I was lacking a large amount of info that an AFM should have, I thought I would look up the required items and at least inventory what I had, and go from there. During the process, I came to the possible conclusion that I don't require an AFM.
Does anybody think that I am mistaken in my conclusion, and if so why?
I think that to comply with having my operating limitations and w&b onboard, I can carry the following and be "legal."
MANUFACTURER'S POH
AFM SUPPLEMENTS FOR INSTALLED EQUIPMENT/ MODIFICATIONS
CURRENT W&B
CURRENT EQUIPMENT LIST
SUPPLEMENTAL PERFORMANCE DATA
Will this suffice?
A secondary question is this: I am filing my STC copies with my aircraft mtc logbooks (not kept in aircraft), and comparing my 337 copies with originals in my mtc records.
Other than for part 91.417(d), n/a, I find no reason to keep the 337's in the aircraft (or the stc paperwork for that matter).
Any guidace greatly appreciated. Just trying to do things right.
P.S. Sorry for the double post, I'm just trying to get the most feedback. Maybe should have posted over here first.
Thanks,
105viking
