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"Vejita S. Cousin" wrote:

>
> Heres a odd question - do you check AROW (was ARROW) during every
> preflight?

When I was renting, you were damn tooting I did. Its on the Cessnoid checklists
anyhow. I actually found the radio license had expired one time.

> Since I rent, I check each time (dont want that 1/million
> ramp check). However, Ive started taking Aerobatic lessons and just
> noticed that we dont have any W&B or owners handbook in the plane... Im
> going to ask the CFI about it next time we go up.

You first have to understand what the required documents are. ARROW has always
been a problematic acronym:

A - Airworthiness Certificate -- Must be present and visible (91.203)
R - Registration Certificate -- Must be present (91.203)
R - Radio License - Never an FAA requirement, and the FAA during ramp checks would
just tell you that you should have one (they had nothing to enforce on this).
No longer needed for most domestic ops.
O - This is the sticky one. 91.9 makes it clear that if the certification of
the aircraft requires a flight manual, then you have to have it. If not,
then some set of manuals, markings, and placards. Nailing this down for
sure can be tough. In my case, the "owners manual" isnt a regulatory
thing, but there is a second booklet full of operating limitations (engine
limits, fuel and oil specs, and the basic W&B). Also, any time an STC is
applied, there is probably a "supplement" (even if there is no base document
to supplement). Ive got these for example for my tip tanks.

Note that operating limits change with all sorts of equipment changes. Its
important that you know the info is up to date. This is why most manuals are
prepared by N-number and thats whats required to be there (Not the one you
bought over the counter at the FBO and you have in your flight bag).

W - Now note, that there is nothing in the FARs that mention W&B in the plane. I
think this was mainly added to make the acronym come out. Most likely it is
implicitly required by the operating limitations required by "O" and is part
of the approved manual. In my case, since the operating limitations book has
a W&B chart, I append the changes in weight to that. Its pretty clear that
you need it anyhow. The best club I was ever in gave everybody a copy of the
current W&B info (the empty weight and arm plus the xerox of the loading graph
pages from the POH) for all the club planes so you could do that prior to getting
to the aircraft.

I certainly wouldnt even move the aircraft for something approximating flight without
the A & R, the O is a sticky issue (especially on the older aircraft) but I certainly
would question the instructor.

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