Well after weeks of work, the big day finally arrived. Final inspection!
I talked to my inspector the night before to verify something, and learned I needed a bunch of copies of multiple items at the ready. So caught that in time.
The doors were back in the paint shop to fix the clear coat. Arrived at 6:30 to get the hinges back on and get them installed.
The inspection itself was pretty much what I expected. He went through:
- All control systems. All stops, all pulleys, all cotter pins. Checked proper operation.
- Checked all trim tabs for correct operation
- Checked for all required placards
- Checked that all speed markings (V speeds) were correctly setup.
- Checked weight and balance
- Checked maintenance schedule
- Checked fuel flow test report
- Checked all required log book entries
- Ran engine. Checked for any leaks. Checked operation of all engine instruments.
The above is a partial list. Was 3 hours overall.
And I passed. The next day he hand delivered my Special Certificate of Airworthiness and Operating Conditions.
That was pretty awesome.
Now its onto reassembly.
