Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!mgnetp!ihnp4!zehntel!tektronix!hplabs!sri-unix!CMP.WERNER@UTEXAS-20.ARPA From: CMP.WERNER@UTEXAS-20.ARPA Newsgroups: net.aviation Subject: Re: logbooks [ and making photo-copies such documents ] Message-ID: <1384@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Thu, 21-Jun-84 10:49:25 EDT Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.1384 Posted: Thu Jun 21 10:49:25 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 3-Jul-84 02:30:50 EDT Lines: 22 From: Werner Uhrig No doubt, Ron is right about his list of legally required items. But it is still a bag of worms to find yourself at the other end of the country, needing repairs, and no log-books for the mechanic to study the plane's history, which often helps to narrow down the problem and avoid unneccessary costs. It is, probably, legal for the mechanic to fix a problem and let you fly away without having to guarantee (and being liable) anyting but his own work, however, I, for one, would certainly not feel very comfortable with the idea that the mechanic did not have the plane's "medical history" available when diagnosing a problem which may effect how long I live. It wouldn't even surprise me if a mechanic would not want to work under such circum- stances or that he finds himself unable to declare the plane airworthy. And once you lost your log-books, how are you going to pass an annual or 100-hour inspection? From experience: watching a plane just sitting there for such a reason is like watching your wallet go down Niagara Falls .... ------- -------