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Do you wish to perform maintenance and inspections on Special Light Sport Aircraft?

Are you interested in working toward your General Aviation A & P?

Then plan to take one of our Repairman Maintenance Training Courses -To earn this certificate, you must:
Be at least 18 years old.
Speak, read, and understand English.
Complete the amount of training appropriate for the rating.
Be a U.S. citizen or permanent legal resident.
No other prerequisites

Options for or registration: call 530-824-0644, email info@rainbowaviation.com , or download a registration form and mail payment. Click for registration form

Rainbow Aviation has applied for and has received acceptance of this course in accordance with FAA Order 8000.84. The first course was held in March 2006.  Carol and Brian Carpenter are instructors for Rainbow Aviation's FAA-accepted repairman course for airplane, weight shift and powered parachute, our nation’s first such program.

The Repairman Maintenance Rating allows you to perform the maintenance, the annual condition inspection, and the 100 hour inspections (required on aircraft used for hire)  on Special Light Sport Aircraft and Experimental Light Sport Aircraft and charge for your services.  The minimum training time for each class is:

Airplane:      120 hours                    Weight Shift: 104 hours             Powered Parachute: 104 hours

Participants may take the three core modules and add a rating. For example after completing the 120 hour airplane course a participant can take the 19 hour weight shift module and have both weight shift and airplane class privileges. The repairman can then return for the 19 hour powered parachute module and add the PP class. For more details select one of the following links:  http://www.rainbowaviation.com/article.htm (detailed article) or http://www.rainbowaviation.com/ultraflight_radio.htm  and listen to one or more of the  interviews about this course. Several former students as well as Carol and Brain discuss the class, the contents and the overall experience. Contact lists are created for participants interested in sharing rental car or hotel rooms.

The FAA and the EAA project that job opportunities for Light Sport Aircraft Repairmen with a Maintenance Rating   should be excellent for persons who have completed Light Sport Aircraft Repairmen  Maintenance training programs.

     With the advent of the new sport pilot rule, current growth in light sport  will create a need for Light Sport Aircraft Repairmen with a Maintenance Rating.  If the current trend continues, the number of graduates of the repairman training programs will fall short of meeting those needs.

     Both career opportunities for business owners and  job opportunities with manufacturer’s and dealers in the light sport industry are expected to increase at the fastest rates. There are two huge- little known- advantages available to a Repairman with a maintenance rate:
 

1.  FAA Order 8130.33 allows for this rating as a stepping stone to DAR. See quote below

"(2) Holds a light-sport aircraft repairman certificate – maintenance rating and has performed a minimum of five condition inspections on light-sport aircraft or two-place ultralight training vehicle of the same class and complexity of aircraft for which authorization is sought or;"

2. The repairman may also keep a portfolio of his work and apply for authorization to take the A&P written and practical exams for general aviation after working in Field for 30 + months under his own supervision.
 

    Rainbow Aviation offers complete Light Sport Aircraft Repairmen  Maintenance training programs through our FAA accepted courses for airplane, weight shift and powered parachute. The curriculum prepares its students to take the written exam, given on the last day of the course, to obtain their FAA Repairman  Certification.

    Our program offers students a small student to instructor ratio.  Classes consist of 65 percent classroom instruction and 35 percent hands-on practical training.  We have several aircraft specifically designated for student repairs on-site at Corning Municipal Airport. 

    All instructors are FAA accepted with many years of industry experience. For more information on the Light Sport Aircraft Repairmen  Maintenance training programs or to register for a course, call or email Carol Carpenter  today. 530-824-0644/ carol@rainbowaviation.com