FAA AC 90-89:1995
FAA AC 90-89:1995 Amateur-built Aircraft And Ultralight Flight Testing Handbook Gives suggestions and safety related recommendations to assist amateur and ultralight builders in developing individualized aircraft flight test plans.
Table of Contents
CHAPTER1.PREPARATIONSection1.Homework
Section2.AirportSelection
Figure1-RunwayLengthChart
Section3.EmergencyPlansandEquipment
Section4.TestPilot
Section5.MedicalFactsForPilots
Section6.TransportingTheAircraftTotheAirport
Section7.AssemblyandAirworthinessInspection
Section8.WeightandBalance
Figure2-EmptyWeightCG
Figure3-TakeOffCG
Figure4-AdditionalEquipmentAdded
Section9.Paperwork
Section10.PowerplantTests
Section11.AdditionalEngineTests
Section12.PropellerInspection
Figure5-PropellerTracking
CHAPTER2.TAXITESTS
Section1.LowSpeedTaxiTests
Section2.HighSpeedTaxiTests
CHAPTER3.THEFIRSTFLIGHT
Section1.General
Section2.TheRoleoftheChasePlane
Section3.EmergencyProcedures
Section4.FirstFlight
Section5.FirstFlightProcedures
CHAPTER4.THEFIRST10HOURS
Section1.TheSecondFlight
Section2.TheThirdFlight
Section3.Hours4through10
CHAPTER5.EXPANDINGTHEENVELOPE
Section1.General
Section2.Hours11through20
Figure6-ClimbAirspeedandAltitudeGraph
Figure7-BestRateofClimbSpeedGraph
Section3.Hours21through35:StabilityandControl
Checks
Figure8-StaticStability
Figure9-Time
Section4.AWordorTwoAboutFlutter
Section5.Spins
Section6.AcceleratedStalls
CHAPTER6.PUTTINGITALLTOGETHER:36HOURSTO?
Section1.MaximumGrossWeightTests
Section2.ServiceCeilingTests
Section3.Navigation,FuelConsumption,andNightFlying
CHAPTER7.THOUGHTSONTESTINGCANARDTYPEAMATEUR-BUILT
AIRCRAFT
Section1.Canards
CHAPTER8.ULTRALIGHTAIRFRAMEINSPECTION
Section1.Differences
Section2.TheTestPilot
Section3.Pre-flightAirframeInspection
CHAPTER9.ULTRALIGHTENGINE/FUELSYSTEMINSPECTION
Section1.EngineInspection
Section2.FuelSystems
CHAPTER10.ULTRALIGHTTESTFLYINGRECOMMENDATIONS
Section1.ThreeRecommendations
Section2.AirportSelection
Section3.Taxiing
Section4.FirstFlightDifferences
Section5.EmergencyProcedures
Appendix1.SampleChecklistforaConditionInspection
(7pages)
Appendix2.AddressesforAccident/IncidentInformation
(1page)
Appendix3.AdditionalReferencesonFlightTesting
(4pages)