Michael D. Fadden

Document ID: FAA-2010-0684-0008
Document Type: Public Submission
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration
Received Date: August 16 2010, at 12:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time
Date Posted: August 16 2010, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Start Date: July 13 2010, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Due Date: August 27 2010, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time
Tracking Number: 80b3250d
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This is comment on Rule

Airworthiness Directives: Aircraft Industries a.s. Model L13 Blanik Gliders

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I urge the FAA to take a closer look at this AD. There must be a more objective way to determine if the aircraft is safe than is proposed by the certificate holder. According to the FAA database there are 183 affected aircraft in the US. They are owned and used primarily by small gliding clubs and represent a substantial investment. To have a subjective judgement by the certificate holder based on questionable parameters is not fair to the owners of these aircraft.