Certified Fouga mechanic

What is a certified Fouga mechanic ?
In Europe a certified Fouga mechanic is a person how have certified training by approved training facilities , Air Force , Navy , or manufacturer and who can show the records.
In the US the so called certified Fouga mechanics ( I made a funny diploma that some people would take it like gold ) have a A&P licence and no proof of training by approved training facilities or manufacturer. ( a mechanic fresh out of the school can claim to be a certified Fouga mechanic with no knowledge on the Fouga just by reading the manuals ).
Why not telling the truth because I met some of thoses Fouga Specialists or certified Fouga mechanics which I would not trust .
So before requesting the services of a certified Fouga mechanic ask references on which fougas he worked , contact the owners , and a old say : Trust but verify or you could be sorry.

Misleading?

Look at some records :
"8" SHSI "8" SHSI
Compressor Hours SOH 1032.6 Compressor Hours SOH 718.3
Hot Section Hours SOH 8 Hot Section Hours SOH 8

SHSI since hot section inspection and SOH since overhauled
I would like to have somebody explain to me how you can do a borescope inspection and by magic have the hot section ( burner can ) becoming new again with new time limit.
I need to go back to the A&P school because I did not know that in America when you do a borescope you doing a overhaul just by looking at it.
I was believing that when you do an overhaul you had to change some parts.....

When you decide to buy a Fouga or other aircraft

When you decide to buy a Fouga or other aircraft before sending some money , decide if you want to have the airplane inspected by a competent person or if you want to play the Russian roulette ?
When you bought the aircraft , it is too late to have the news that the aircraft will cost you twice for all the discrepancies on it.
Ask if it is possible to make a test flight and arrange a delivery flight and the cost.
If no test flight is possible ..... red warning ... The aircraft could have troubles and the seller does not want you to see them.
Paper work : Get a qualified person who know the Fouga and worked on Fougas , military records, Part 66 licence , reference on which aircraft serial number he worked and contact for the owner to verify . Just ask if you can go with the seller to the local FSDO to check with the FAA if the logs, engine time limited components ,maintenance manuals, limitations are up to date.
If everything is clear nobody should fear the local FSDO.
Be aware of thoses so called fouga specialists because they could be worst than a fresh mechanic out of a A&P school.

Premoratorium aircraft

Just to clear some questions..
If you buy an aircraft who was registered and had limitation before the moratorium , as soon as that aircraft will be under a new FSDO control , the old limitations will not be valid any more and new limitations will have to be issued.
I ask that question to my local FSDO and they told me that people advertising sale of an aircraft with premoratorium limitation is just a false information and false advertising because it will disppared with the new registration and will have the same limitations than all the other jet experimental aircraft.

Aluminum tubing

Hi Fred,

I have about 70 feet of 6060 aluminum round tubes left. If you need any, it will be for just the shipping and handling cost.

If you want to put this info in your blog or pass the word around to other Fouga owners, I will sell the tubing for the price listed below plus shipping and handling. This would help me cover my cost for having to buy so much as a minimum order.

6mm x 1mm wall 6060 alum round tube $3.00 per foot

8mm x 1mm wall 6060 alum round tube $3.75 per foot

Bruce Andersonhttp://www.fougaflights.com/ rba1224@aol.com(Ridding the planet of excess fossil fuel)