In the belly of the beast: One inventor’s journey to FAA certification
Posted by on 30 Mar 2010 at 10:52 pm | Tagged as: Small Jet Charters, Uncategorized
By BILL BERLE, For General Aviation News
Everyone’s heard the jokes: “I’m from the FAA and I’m here to help”…“We’re not happy until you’re not happy”…“Not until the weight of the paperwork exceeds the weight of the airplane.”
And everyone’s heard horror stories about getting a simple modification FAA approved. But this isn’t one of those stories.
This is a story of how the FAA went out of its way to support my STC effort, guided me through the process, and even cheered me on. My FAA certification process was pleasant — and, perhaps, set a speed record, as I received approval in less than three months.
It helped that my basic design for the EZ Flap didn’t require any structural modifications to the aircraft, and was fail-safe redundant.
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