LSA Repairman Maintenance Rating

[geobuff]

Has anyone in our forum received the LSA Repairman Maintenance Rating from the FAA?  This maintenance rating is a 15 day school, and allows one to do their own Annuals, any interim plane and engine inspections necessary, as well as light airframe and engine repairs.  With this certificate, and individual can also perform these inspections and repairs for others.

I have been thinking seriously about getting this rating.  There are only 2 schools that I am aware of.  One is at Lockwood Aviation in Sebring, FL, and the other at Rainbow Aviation Services in Corning California.  The school is a total of 15 days (120 hours) and consists of 3 core modules, plus an elective module, which in our case is 'Airplane Class'.  Additional elective modules can be added for WeightShift, PoweredChute, LighterThanAir, and Glider.
Module 1 (16 hours) Regulatory

Module 2 (35 hours) Airframe

Module 3 (45 hours) Engine

Module 4 (24 hours) Airplane class


I am primarily interested in doing my own Annuals and inspections, as well as repairs, not performing services for hire (which this rating entitles).  I will likely do the school in California April 24 - May 10, 2017.
Does anyone have comments on this FAA certificate?  Does anyone have this certificate, and if so, what do you think about it (as you had to pay for it and it is not cheap)

There is also a 2 day (16 hour) "Inspection certificate", which ONLY applies to experimental Light Sport.  It cannot be applied to SLSA.

There is also a 16 hour Independent Rotax Maintenance Technician (IRMT) course.  The IRMT is not part of this FAA Maintenance Rating from the FAA, but what is learned in the IRMT is included in the 15 day course mentioned above and you can do those covered repairs on your ROTAX.

FYI I am attaching the descriptions of these courses and the certificates:

[Flocker]

Sept 5, 2016 0:18:01 GMT geobuff said:

There is also a 16 hour Independent Rotax Maintenance Technician (IRMT) course.  The IRMT is not part of this FAA Maintenance Rating from the FAA, but what is learned in the IRMT is included in the 15 day course mentioned above and you can do those covered repairs on your ROTAX.

I took this class at Lockwood earlier this year.  Highly recommend!

[geobuff]

Am I correct in assuming the IRMT only allows you to do inspections, simple repairs and oil changes on your Rotax 912?

[Flocker]

Sept 5, 2016 0:40:59 GMT geobuff said:

Am I correct in assuming the IRMT only allows you to do inspections, simple repairs and oil changes on your Rotax 912?

Yes, you can do up to an annual.  Heavy maintenance is another course.

[geobuff]

Are you saying you can do a complete Airframe and Engine Annual or just the engine part of the Annual?

[stroudj]

I took both the Rotax service and maintenance courses at Lockwood and the LSA repairman course at Rainbow this year. Lockwood's Rotax courses are first class, Rainbow's course was lacking. Unfortunately there is not much choice for the LSA repairman course. Rainbow is the only one in the USA and the world. I had students from Canada. South America, Saudi Arabia in my class.  I spend 9 years as an aircraft repairman if the USAF and 25 years as a Master ASE auto tech. I just need their certificate  to give to the FAA to get my LSA Repairman ticket.

It was worth it to me to get my LSA repairman ticket. The money I spend on training was less that what I would that to pay the Tecnam service center in Apopka. I damaged my 2015 P2008 during flight training. I broke off the nose gear, bend the RT main gear and had a prop strike. I did all of the repairs my self and I did the 100 hr Rotax inspection, an annual inspection and a hard landing inspection.

If you have any questions let me know.

Thanks,

Jim

[geobuff]

Jim:
Yea, I would like to talk with you. When will you be at the hanger this week. I will fly up and we can talk.
Roger

[stroudj]

Tuesday Shannon and my CFI will be ferrying my plane to Sebring so I can finish up my flight training. I will be happy to meet with you at Sebring after I get there.


Thanks,

Jim 

[CharlieT]

I enrolled last month in the Rainbow Aviation LSRM-A Class (15 day LSA Repairman) I start class in Corning, CA. September 4th.
Charlie

[geobuff]

Sept 5, 2016 13:29:28 GMT CharlieT said:

I enrolled last month in the Rainbow Aviation LSRM-A Class (15 day LSA Repairman) I start class in Corning, CA. September 4th.
Charlie

Oh that is the "split" class, with the first 8 days starting Sept 4, and the last 7 days in November.

I think their next 15 day school is April 24, 2017, which is the one I am considering.  I have not signed up yet.  Just discussing with folks to see if I really want to, and it is worthwhile.  I really need to talk with StroudJ first.

[CharlieT]

Roger
I should proof read my post better. I will be in the Sept 25th 2016 class Rainbow Aviation. Its the 16 day no break.
Charlie

[geobuff]

Sept 6, 2016 12:58:34 GMT CharlieT said:

Roger
I should proof read my post better. I will be in the Sept 25th 2016 class Rainbow Aviation. Its the 16 day no break.
Charlie

Yea, I should have guessed since the Sept 4 class started a day before your posting.

I was briefly in Sebring today about 10:30am and saw Shannon taking off for your place in Ocala.  Did they get your plane down to Sebring?

Roger

[stroudj]

Roger,

I am in Sebring now with my 2008. I will be happy to talk to you about the LSRM course. Give me a call before you fly over. My number is 352-203-9720.

Jim