What the FAA Doesn't Want You to Know

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[SuperGenericUser]

I've missed this type of content, it's like old school Matt, just flying and talking

[johndaniel]

Landing light failure on my Archer II when going into JFK at night caused me to add wing lights for redundancy and illumination. You’re right on in your judgements about FAA and Landing Light deficiencies.

[jtag]

Seriously there are too many areas where FAA is doing more harm than good. Innovation is so slow in aviation, FAA killed Starship, killed Eclipse, ensures parts cost 20x what they should... and apparently no guarantee you actually quality products. A big shakeup of that agency may be long overdue.

[brent]

I’m very happy with my Larson led tractor lights. Very bright, looks high quality and only $40. The joys of experimental aviation.

[robertlewis]

This is exactly why I love experimental aviation!…it was nice meeting you at OSH

[rnordquest]

Having a TSO only means it meets the TSO standard. It doesn’t mean it’s compatible with any particular installation. I’ve certified TSO parts for aircraft installations before and whatever the TSO doesn’t cover has to be qualification tested. The TSO might not cover operating at Mach 7 for instance so you’d have to do your own testing to make sure it’s compatible with your intended use.

[NeonsStyleHD]

-*Reciting the Checklist without actually doing it is a recipe for Disaster!*_ So many pilots have died from getting into bad habits relating to checklists.

[chuckmartin]

Nice to see N367HP again, sure miss those videos!

[jacksonmarshallkramer]

The FAA is the worst thing to happen to aviation since the wood fired pizza oven was installed on the Hindenburg. 😁

[davem]

The purpose of FAA certification is not to ensure quality but to protect the existing obsolete status quo.

[DanFrederiksen]

I'm not sure I'd encourage FAA to implement a lot of procedures but a bare minimum criteria for a product could be that it actually works. Seems like a good baseline when someone submits a product for certification :) As I understand it FAA has moved to a more pragmatic performance based certification which is another way of saying it actually works and has proven itself. When someone then puts out a product that doesn't work that might be a good time to retract their approval and encourage them to tighten up their game. As the battery issue on the Boeing 787 showed where they used the only aviation certified lithium battery in the world by kokam which turned out to also be the most dangerous battery type in the world, paper work is not always the answer. There is a danish expression: freedom under responsibility, meaning you are free to roam provided you behave could apply such that players that have demonstrated quality products are trusted to make new ones and if they let down that trust there are some consequences. And FAA can do a bit of checking in, some sampling. A capable engineer at FAA asking a few choice questions when looking at some schematics. No elaborate bureaucracy but throw them a trick question like does it actually work? Kidding aside, a reasonably capable electronics engineer can look at a circuit diagram for an LED light and spot questionable design elements.
And I happen to know some electronics engineering and it is not that difficult to make a stable LED light. It's not novel territory. LEDs are quite docile. For a safety critical product like aviation it might be good practice to use multiple high quality LEDs and run them well below their design limit so they run cool and last forever. Borrowing LED driver chips from the automotive world might be a good way to piggy back on heavily tested durable products.

[LittleAirplaneDriverandFix-ii]

Concerning your problems with the alternators: The solid state voltage regulators (Plane Power, Lamar, Zeftronics) are more susceptible to electrical noise so replacing the old circuit breakers will usually resolve the problem of the voltage regulator cutting out. When I upgrade the alternator/voltage regulator I always replace the circuit breakers and replace the wiring if the old shielded wires are cracked or show any damage. Also adding a RC noise filter (or replacing the old ones) on the field terminal and the A terminal of the voltage regulator is helpful. Basically if you upgrade the alternator/regulator, you need to upgrade the entire circuit.

[johnwight]

I agree with all that is said here. The manufacturing standard should be significantly higher

[MaestroPdx]

Welcome back hotel papa and Matt's glasses. We missed you.

[PhastRocket]

This is why I am flying an experimental Vans RV. I can buy the same alternator from Pepboys and don't have to pay the "aviation" markup

[planeswithperry]

Very nice video on the joys of "certified" parts for our certified airplanes!

[ldiver]

TSO - Technical Standard Order - means it meets a minimum performance standard. Does not give you Installation onto an aircraft. That is accomplished by a TC, STC, Amended TC or if you are lucky ahem 337. PMA on the other hand is direct replacement - aka reverse engineered, means it works but MTBF may be better or worse.

[clarencewiles]

Information and a flight Thumbs up 👍

[yesrevyesrev]

This guy flies like i drive to the grocery store. Respect 🙌🏿

[TakingOff]

I have XeVision lights. Amazing. I've got them in my wingtips.