IA Renewal (split from Tech Resources thread)

[Robert Lees]

Passed my IA re-certification. Forrest

Congrats! As a matter of interest, what does that involve?

I am retired member of Airborne Law Enforcement.

I'm a current imbiber of ALE too.

[astjp2]

IA Renewal (split from Tech Resources thread)

The IA requires you to fill out the application, then 8 hours of refresher per year/ or 4 annuals/8 major alterations, or a combination of annuals/magors, 3 annuals/2 majors per year, ...you should get the point with a renewal every other year..... Tim

[Garry Crookham]

Re: "Technical Resources"

The IA requires you to fill out the application, then 8 hours of refresher per year/ or 4 annuals/8 major alterations, or a combination of annuals/magors, 3 annuals/2 majors per year, ...you should get the point with a renewal every other year..... Tim

A combination of annuals/major repairs-alterations isn't recognized as meeting the renewal requirements, see here: http://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/m...e/N8900_67.pdf


Garry Crookham
N5112M
Tulsa, Ok

[astjp2]

Re: "Technical Resources"

It depends on your FSDO then, becaue I have documented 2 annuals and 4 337's and was renewed without question. Tim

[Mark Julicher]

Re: "Technical Resources"

A combination of annuals/major repairs-alterations isn't recognized as meeting the renewal requirements, see here: http://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/m...e/N8900_67.pdf


Garry Crookham
N5112M
Tulsa, Ok

Garry,
VERY INTERESTING
The language in the National Policy Letter N8900 prohibiting the combination of annuals and 337s is not in CFR 65.93. In my IA class I was taught that the combination was OK.
But as Jimmy Durante might say, "This changes everything!"

I suppose the IA renewal discussion may now need its own thread.

[Hank Jarrett]

Re: "Technical Resources"

Doesn't one of the FARs say that if anyone ever understand all of the FARs they have to change them?
Hank (;f

[NY86]

Re: "Technical Resources"

Doesn't one of the FARs say that if anyone ever understand all of the FARs they have to change them?

No doubt that's why they published National Policy Letter N8900...

[Guest]

Re: IA Renewal (split from Tech Resources thread)

Interesting, every IA renewal I have been to for the last 10 years has been based on the notion that you may not combine them per 65.93. That is statement that applies to any given renewal year. Now that we are on 2 year renewals then you might use one method for year 1 and a different method for year 2. Maybe that is perceived as combining? I am on the east coast.

Texas may do things differently. When they secede from the union I am moving there!

Perhaps some DO's use #5 in innovative ways?

§ 65.93 Inspection authorization: Renewal.
(a) To be eligible for renewal of an inspection authorization for a 2-year period an applicant must present evidence during the month of March of each odd-numbered year, at an FAA Flight Standards District Office or an International Field Office, that the applicant still meets the requirements of §65.91(c) (1) through (4). In addition, during the time the applicant held the inspection authorization, the applicant must show completion of one of the activities in §65.93(a) (1) through (5) below by March 31 of the first year of the 2-year inspection authorization period, and completion of one of the five activities during the second year of the 2-year period:

(1) Performed at least one annual inspection for each 90 days that the applicant held the current authority; or

(2) Performed at least two major repairs or major alterations for each 90 days that the applicant held the current authority; or

(3) Performed or supervised and approved at least one progressive inspection in accordance with standards prescribed by the Administrator; or

(4) Attended and successfully completed a refresher course, acceptable to the Administrator, of not less than 8 hours of instruction; or

(5) Passed an oral test by an FAA inspector to determine that the applicant's knowledge of applicable regulations and standards is current.

(b) The holder of an inspection authorization that has been in effect:

(1) for less than 90 days before the expiration date need not comply with paragraphs (a)(1) through (5) of this section.

(2) for less than 90 days before March 31 of an even-numbered year need not comply with paragraphs (a)(1) through (5) of this section for the first year of the 2-year inspection authorization period.

(c) An inspection authorization holder who does not complete one of the activities set forth in §65.93(a) (1) through (5) of this section by March 31 of the first year of the 2-year inspection authorization period may not exercise inspection authorization privileges after March 31 of the first year. The inspection authorization holder may resume exercising inspection authorization privileges after passing an oral test from an FAA inspector to determine that the applicant's knowledge of the applicable regulations and standards is current. An inspection authorization holder who passes this oral test is deemed to have completed the requirements of §65.93(a) (1) through (5) by March 31 of the first year.

[Docket No. FAA–2007–27108, 72 FR 4404, Jan. 30, 2007]

[Guest]

Re: IA Renewal (split from Tech Resources thread)

hmm, a point of confusion may be this; if you attend the renewal meeting that the FAA office holds you get renewed under number (4) regardless of your activities. One might fill out the form with a combinations of activities but be renewed based on (4) because they attended that all day meeting.

[magman]

Re: IA Renewal (split from Tech Resources thread)

You to be careful with dates here.

IA's expire on Mar 31st.

Our meeting here is in June.

If you allow it to lapse I believe you must retest.

[Guest]

Re: IA Renewal (split from Tech Resources thread)

good point my meetings are always in Feb. or March

[astjp2]

Re: IA Renewal (split from Tech Resources thread)

Mine is on the 5th in Anchorage. Tim