H. Paul Shuch is a Light Sport Repairman with Maintenance ratings for airplanes, gliders, weight shift control, and powered parachutes, as well as an independent Rotax Maintenance Technician at the Heavy Maintenance level. He holds a PhD in Air Transportation Engineering from the University of California, and serves as Director of Maintenance for AvSport of Lock Haven.
It's mainly just record keeping for the MFG. It's just part of good documentation. Unfortunately other MFG's are very slack and can put their owners at risk. The form is easy to fill out and only takes 10 minutes. Then it goes in your individual file for that plane at the MFG.
Roger Lee
Tucson, Az.
LSRM-A, Rotax Instructor & Rotax IRC
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