ICAO Identifier: LTAI
Date of Inspection: December 8, 2021
Total TIme for Inspection: Less Than 30 minutes
Demeanor of Inspector: Neutral
Asked about SMS: No
If Yes, Details:
Areas of Focus: Notams and weather for alternate, Completed weight and balance, Spare pair of reading glasses, Nav database current, TCAS TEST (He waited untill it said “pass”) GPWS TEST
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Can Others Contact You: No
ICAO Identifier: LEMD
Date of Inspection: December 20, 2021
Total TIme for Inspection: 30 Minutes – 60 Minutes
Demeanor of Inspector: Pleasant
Asked about SMS: No
If Yes, Details:
Areas of Focus: 1-VERY concerned about our reserve fuel. Our ARINC format was incorrect, even though we landed with WAY more fuel than the calculated reserves they still hit us on that. The resolution was to add 45 minutes to the additional 20 minutes we had in our flight plan-and adjust our flight plan format as such. 2-The alternate we filed to was what we thought was a joint-use field, in fact it was a Spanish military base, which you are not allowed to use as an alternate. So we got hit for that. 3-Lastly they hit us for a wire clamp on the Left main gear that was only (very) slightly loose. In fact, you really had to wiggle it to get it to move, but nonetheless they wrote us up for that as well.
Helpful Tools/Tactics: Smile! Be accommodating. We invited all 4 folks (1 Maintenance, 1 Operations inspectors both with trainees) onto the jet and offered them seats. We handed them our SAFA binder which had line by line items with associated color photos of our compliance. They loved our binder and took multiple photos of it with their phones.
Comments/Recommendations: Be friendly and accommodating. Develop a SAFA binder in your organization so ensure compliance, this gives you the ‘warm & fuzzy’ when they show up, because you know you have your “stuff” together, and more importantly it gives the inspectors a sense of confidence that your organization is ‘wired tight.’.
Can Others Contact You: Yes
ICAO Identifier: LEMD
Date of Inspection: November 12, 2021
Total TIme for Inspection: 30 Minutes – 60 Minutes
Demeanor of Inspector: Pleasant
Asked about SMS: No
If Yes, Details:
Areas of Focus: License, Medical, Glasses, Nav Database, Wx, Notams, Flt Pln, W&B, Primary and Alternate Airport Details, Airworthiness Cert, Registration, A/C Deferred Items if any, MEL, One Person inspected the jet and emergency items, First time they had seen a G600, nice people
Helpful Tools/Tactics: Experience with Previous SAFA checks, and having a binder onboard with all relevant info in it.
Comments/Recommendations: Both nspectors were very nice and respectful
Can Others Contact You: Yes