Thread: 100 Hr or Annual - Who called?

Hi Guys,

To whom this may concern.

I can't remember who called me about coming to Tucson for their 100 hr. or annual at the end of April. I was too busy, but I have an opening the last week of April due to someone moving their date up several days. My opening is between April 26-30.


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Hi All,

Just an FYI.

Once in a while I still have someone a little confused about inspection intervals and what is optional and what is required.
With a new plane you have a required Rotax 25 hr. if you want any warranty coverage and must be done to demonstrate continued airworthy condition according to Rotax. This is the first and only 25 hr inspection and it is only for a new engine. This is a big one you shouldn't miss it, plus it is required by the plane Mfg because they say to follow the engine Mfg procedures.
The Rotax 50 hr. is optional, but an oil change should be done here after a break-in period.
Then both Rotax and FD require that at every 100 hrs there is to be an inspection. This 100 hr means engine and fuselage. Right in the FD Line Maint manual the columns are 100 hr and annual. If you fail to do these then you are out of airworthy and then FAA could slap you and your insurance may very well fail to pay.

It isn't required, but at that 25 hr Rotax engine check it makes smart and good sense to do the fuselage to double check all the nuts and bolts or skin for any issues and for any warranty documentation that may crop up. Early documentation is better than later.

The Rotax engine times are a little more ridged so if you do a 100 hr. engine inspection the FAA doesn't care so you can reset your annual date. Just make sure your A&P does a good job of documentation. Depending on the number of hours you fly in a year you may not need to do inspections, 1 for the 100 hr and 1 for the annual back to back or within a few months of each other depending on how you document. The key to all our planes, regulations, insurance, piece of mind and re-sale value is document, document, document. It just doesn't take that long once or twice a year and makes good sense for everyone involved, government or private.

These are Rotax and FD requirements and has nothing to do with the FAA required 100 hr inspection if you are using it commercially. This is a separate regulation.

Maint. Scheduling

I had a trip cancel so if you need maint the first few weeks of June let me know.