Manufacturer Instructions Mandatory? More Fuel for the Debate

[masterrigger1 2]

P.J..

Sorry if I seemed "Nervy".

It was NOT intended to be!!

Sorry again if it seemed so.

BS,

MEL

Skyworks Parachute Service, LLC
www.Skyworksparachuteservice.com

[masterrigger1 2]

Dave,
Yes, that is correct.

I was in OK City this summer attending a meeting with the FAA guys.

Some of them had suggested an AD for the issue of Senior riggers working outside of the limitations of their certificates.

So, one is in the making.

MEL

Skyworks Parachute Service, LLC
www.Skyworksparachuteservice.com

[pilotdave 0]

You sure it was an AD and not an AC or a letter of interpretation or something? ADs are written toward specific pieces of equipment or aircraft. I don't know how they'd write an AD on main parachutes. I can't even see how they could write an AD on a particular type of main parachute, but just on all main parachutes doesn't sound right to me. If there was a question like this one about what maintenance an airplane owner can do as opposed to an A&P mechanic, there's no way they'd issue an AD to clear it up.

Dave

[masterrigger1 2]

YEP... AD (Advisory Directive)

AD's can be written for anything that is thought to be a saftey related hazard. Parts and equipment are the most prominent ones out there though!

MEL

Skyworks Parachute Service, LLC
www.Skyworksparachuteservice.com

[riggerrob 643]

I was talking to one young rigger about line sets and he said the easy way to make a new line set was to carefully measure the old line set one line at a time. I realized that it was a waste of my time to argue with that type of "reasoning".

Sparky

[pilotdave 0]

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YEP... AD (Advisory Directive)

Ok, never heard of such a thing. Curious to see it when it comes out. Sounds like an oxymoron to me.

Dave