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Official Record Series 4 Air Navigation Order 2009 General Exemption E 3587 No: 964 Publication Date: 26 April 2013                      The Carriage of Approved Oxygen and Survival Equipment in Aircraft Flying for Purposes other than Public Transport or Commercial Air Transport           1) The Civil Aviation Authority, in exercise of its powers under Article 242 of the Air Navigation Order 2009 (‘the Order’), hereby exempts any aircraft flying for purposes other than Public Transport or Commercial Air Transport, registered in the United Kingdom, from the requirement at Article 37(3)(b) and paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 to the Order to have the following items of equipment to be of a type approved by EASA or the CAA: a) lifejackets, referred to in Scale H; b) survival suits, referred to in Scale I; c) additional flotation equipment, referred to in Scale J; d) liferafts, referred to in Scale K; an...

Air Navigation Order 2009 General Exemption E 3586 No: 963 Publication Date: 26 April 2013             The Carriage of Emergency Locator Transmitters in Aircraft Flying for Purposes other than Public Transport or Commercial Air Transport         1) The Civil Aviation Authority, in exercise of its powers under Article 242 of the Air Navigation Order 2009 (‘the Order’), hereby exempts any aircraft flying for purposes other than Public Transport or Commercial Air Transport, registered in the United Kingdom, from the requirements of Article 37(2) and Schedule 4 to the Order to carry the equipment specified at paragraph 5, Scale KK of Schedule 4, that is to say an emergency locator transmitter.         2) This exemption supersedes Official Record Series 4 No. 902, which is hereby revoked.        3) This exemption shall have effect from the date hereof until 30 April 2014, unless previously r...

Mode ‘C’ and Mode ‘S’ transponders, all types and models utilising Gilham code altitude input.                       During the 1990’s, the FAA received reports of eleven incidents involving certain transport category airplanes equipped with Mode "C" transponder(s) with single Gilham code altitude input. These reports indicated that, during level flight, the TCAS II issued false advisories that directed the flight crew to either climb or descend. Further investigation showed that these events were caused by incorrect Gilham coded altitude input. The instances reported in the USA all involved communication between aeroplanes with the TCAS II and aeroplanes having the Mode "C" transponder(s). Aeroplanes having Mode "C" transponders installed are predominantly older, out-of-production transport category (JAR/FAR/CS 25) aeroplanes. Such inaccurate altitude reporting and consequent false TCAS II advisories, if not prevented, could ca...

        INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS                Ref : CMI SIL 03-2C         Install spark plugs as follows, in addition to the instructions provided by the spark plug m anufacturer. 1. Handle spark plug leads with clean, dry hands. 2. Adjust the spark plug electrode to the gap recommended by the manufacturer. 3. Always install spark plugs with new copper gasket. 4. Sparingly apply anti-seize to the spark plug threads. DO NOT APPLY ANTI-SEIZE TO THE FIRST ROW OF THREADS. 5. Always use a six point deep well socket to install spark plugs. 6. Thread spark plug by hand into cylinder to within one or two threads of the gasket.  If this is  not possible, cylinder head threads or spark plug threads need to be cleaned. 7. Torque spark plugs to 300 - 360 in. lbs using a calibrated torque wrench. 8. Before installing the spark plug lead terminal, wipe it clean using a lint-free cloth  moistene...