another newbie question

[scrapper]

If I see this "Certificate Issue Date 01/25/1993 Model B-2A Expiration Date 09/30/2013"
What does it take to re-certify in 2013? And who performs that?

2) If your ship isn't flown in the winter, is it a good idea to run the motor once a week anyway? Id so should rotors be run a bit a s well? I realize a warmed garage/hangar is a positive, running cold crank cases/heavy oils isn't good for any machine.

3) If anyone in the past has worked out dimension needs for hangaring/garaging, (allow for 2 crafts[ha, just in case]
+ some shop space) and appropriate dimensions for a safe sized pad, I would be interested, you could email or
PM me.

4) Down the road, I will need help choosing where to-place the hangar and will describe the choices.

As always, sorry to be a pest, complete amateur.

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[bryancobb]

If I see this "Certificate Issue Date 01/25/1993 Model B-2A Expiration Date 09/30/2013"
What does it take to re-certify in 2013? And who performs that?

2) If your ship isn't flown in the winter, is it a good idea to run the motor once a week anyway? Id so should rotors be run a bit a s well? I realize a warmed garage/hangar is a positive, running cold crank cases/heavy oils isn't good for any machine.

3) If anyone in the past has worked out dimension needs for hangaring/garaging, (allow for 2 crafts[ha, just in case]
+ some shop space) and appropriate dimensions for a safe sized pad, I would be interested, you could email or
PM me.

1) What certificate??
2) Try not to ever run your engine unless you are going to be at full operating temp. for at least 30 minutes. (I.E. a short flight)
3) Believe it or not, it fit under my 24X24 carport alongside my wife's 1996 Camaro, with the blades on. My shop has 10' doors. To pull it in and out of the shop wth my lawnmower, I had to remove 1 outer blade, (5 minutes) and rotate the rotor as it went in.

[scrapper]

Thanks. small dimensions has to be one + for the B2b vs most other light copters.

Certificate ? I just copied that from the FAA registration, maybe it is just the FAA
registration certificate.

[scrapper]

We all don't live in a GA clime!! Brian.

If it is going to sit for 3 mo, is there anything that should be drained? Other precautions? Of course remove the the battery to inside.

Though I think it would be fun to scare some area lce fishermen and land on area lakes.

Hmm heated pad ,,
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[Ron Spiker]

Why are you going to let it sit for 3 months? No reason not to fly in the winter. Just warm things up before trying to start it.

Think again about scaring the ice fishermen. Let them get your N number and report you, then get a visit from the local law enforcement and/or the FAA with a warning, fine, or license suspension.

[Brad Bowles]

The certificate is the registration that all aircraft are having to renew now. I think that is what you are talking about on the 1st question.
Brad

[bryancobb]

The certificate is the registration that all aircraft are having to renew now. I think that is what you are talking about on the 1st question.
Brad

The FAA has been sending out what thay called "Triennials" to all aircraft owners in their database for decades. This was an attempt to keep their database current and to make-up the shortcommings of sellers and buyers who didn't handle the paperwork like they should have.

I speculate that the NEW procedures that have been recently implemented, is to serve the same purpose as the OLD Triennials, but do it a little better.
If you are an aircraft owner, I would further speculate that a few weeks prior to the 3-year expiration, you will get a RENEWAL from the FAA and you will have to pay a NOMINAL fee...probably less than $10, to renew for another 3 yrs.

After the expiration, if not renewed, I'll bet the aircraft will not be airworthy until renewed?? This will make the FAA database MUCH more accurate. A lot of folks have just been throwing the TRIENNIALS in the trash for years, so this made the database obsolete. Now, when a person sells or purchases an aircraft, there will be more incentive to do the paperwork correctly because it will have airworthiness implications. The triennial reports will not get trashed anymore for the same reason.

[scrapper]

Thanks Brian- i am not Really going to scare the ice fisher guys.Not like" Fargo" but ice fishing is big in NE PA. Pickerel, perch.
I guess key for frozen lake landings will be minimal snow. Another poster warned me about snow blindness, where the rotors will
really kick up the snow.

Re registry, i hear the same, the FAA wants to clean up its data base.