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Permalink Reply by Conrad Watters on October 17, 2011 at 9:21am

Have you spoken directly to MDRA? 1 877 419 2111 .

I am currently going through the final inspection process in Kitchener area. Conrad

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Permalink Reply by Robert Pelland on October 17, 2011 at 9:24am

As Conrad said, one (1) phone is all that is needed.  As for paying extra for the millage, welcome to the club.!

Robert

 

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Permalink Reply by Zenith.Aero on October 17, 2011 at 9:53am

Thanks for starting this discussion.  Since this is a Canadian-specific question, please post it as a new discussion in the Canadian Group. 

This helps keep our discussions relevant to all of our members and also makes it easier for members to locate older discussions (search the archive).

Thanks!
Zenith-Aero admin. 

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Permalink Reply by Normand Lambert on October 17, 2011 at 10:56am

Hi Mark,

The only place you MAY find inspector information is at the MD-RA office.

They can tell you who is closest to your location.  

Undoing the plane to bring it to them for final inspection is a lot of work. Remember, the plane has to be in

flyable condition for them to inspect it.

As for becoming a MD-RA inspector, there used to be weekend seminars given by Transport Canada in order to

become an associate inspector/MD-RA inspector. I don't really know where that all went.

I'm actually looking into this also. I'll keep you posted with my findings.

The inspectors are few, near big cities and getting old. I think new blood will be required soon...

Cheers, you're almost done.

Norm

 

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Permalink Reply by Mark Maltais on October 17, 2011 at 3:36pm

Got a hold of a MDRA dude on the phone.  Nice guy.  Says there is a fellow being trained in my area and he should be up and running by the time I'm ready for any inspections!!! :D

Asked him about volunteering and he said they always welcome interested parties. Volunteers can just send in a resume and when there is an opening in a specific area they review the applicants.

Being an ex- AME is a plus on my part but they actually prefer having an applicant that has actually built a home-built plane. Gives them an idea that you would have a better understanding of what's involved for this part of the industry.  Guess they won't be needing one around my parts for a bit, but it still looks like it would be a fun thing to do and a good learning experience.

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Permalink Reply by Les Bolen on April 18, 2012 at 12:05pm

Had my precover inspection completed on Saturday, and thought i would fill you guys in because this was a grey area for me, and i was nervous about it. Once you send in your apllication form and fee's for the precover inspection, they will send out the name and contact info of your inspector. I called him and within a week he was at the farm. I had all sections ready for him to inspect inside and out, and he applies decals to the sections as he inspects them. Decals, like the one's on your license plate on your car, they dont come off very easily, and go one somewhere where they will not show after final assembly inless you ar looking for them. He was there about 3 1/2 hours, and liked my plane. The only deficiency he found was i needed to change out the nylon lock nuts on my engine mount to high heat style lock nuts. He gave me permission to proceede, and close everything up. Norm, the inspector was very helpfull, and i asked him lots of questions about the final building process and first flights. He is a builder himself, and an engineer, so all in all i was satisfied after the inspection and relieved that i was doing a good job.

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