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A good way to find resources for Building an Amateur Built Aircraft is by selecting the Mechanics Link, under the Pilot’s and Airman Tab on FAA.gov.

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Please select an option. Incorrect FAA.gov is a great resource.

Two good documents for information on Amateur Built Aircraft are Advisory Circular 20-27, and Order 8130-2.

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Please select an option. Incorrect Advisory Circular 20-27, and Order 8130-2 are great resources.

An FAA Airworthiness Safety Inspector or a Designated Airworthiness Representative must inspect an Amateur Built Aircraft before issuing a Special Airworthiness Certificate.

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Please select an option. Incorrect Inspection is critical to safe flight.

The FAA Form 8130-6 is a Statement of Eligibility and it must be signed and Notarized and submitted with the Application package for a Special Airworthiness Certificate for an Amateur Built Aircraft.

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Please select an option. Incorrect The 8130-6 is the Application for an Airworthiness Certificate. An 8130-12 is the Eligibility Statement.

The major portion of the aircraft is defined as more than 50 percent of the fabrication and assembly tasks, commonly referred to as the “51-percent rule”.

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Please select an option. Incorrect The 51 Percent rule defines who is the builder of the aircraft

Which of the following are good ways to prevent Foreign Object damages during a Build Process:

Shadow your Tool Box so you can easily see if a tool is missing

Keep the work area clean and tidy

Inspection before Panel Closeout

All of the above

Please select an option. Incorrect Best practices to prevent Foreign Object Damage include shadowing tool boxes, keeping the work area tidy, and doing a post work inspection before panel Closeout.

One safe guard to prevent a fastener from falling out is to insert it so gravity will help it stay put, if the safety wire or cotter pin fails.

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Please select an option. Incorrect Use gravity to your advantage

Safety Wire must be oriented to prevent a fastener from loosening. This is usually means the Safety Wire prevents the Fastener from rotating clockwise.

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Please select an option. Incorrect Righty Tighty, Lefty Loosey. Most fasteners rotate counterclockwise, or to the left, to loosen. Therefore the safety wire must prevent counterclockwise rotation. Caution: Some Fasteners do have reverse threads.

You purchased a partially finished Amateur Built Aircraft. If the previous Builder did not properly document the work, you will have difficulty substantiating the 51% rule, and obtaining a Special Airworthiness Certificate in the Experimental Amateur Built Category.

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Please select an option. Incorrect More than one Builder can be involved, but the Major Portion of the Aircraft must be Amateur Built. Unless properly documented by all builders, the 51% rule cannot be determined.

Flight Controls are critical to safe operation. Which of the following should be checked. Select all that apply.

Cable Tensions must be checked with a calibrated tensiometer

Cable Tensions can be checked by pressing the cable and noting the amount of deflection

Rod ends and turnbuckles must be properly secured with pins or safety wired

The control surfaces should be checked for proper amount and direction of travel after work is completed and before flight

Please select an option. Incorrect Deflecting a Control cable cannot be used as a check of the proper tension.

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