Balloon Repair and Maintenance Association
FAR Part 65 Survey

The FAA is revising Part 65: Certification of Aircraft Maintenance Personnel. The Balloon 
Repair and Maintenance Association (BRMA) is assisting the FAA In re-writing the portion 
of the FAR pertinent to balloon inspection, maintenance and repair. Goals of the program 
are to make aircraft maintenance less costly, more accessible, and to enhance safety.
This survey is intended for use by balloon owners and maintenance  personnel. If there are 
questions you can't answer, or have no opinion on, just skip them. If you have an opinion, 
please express it, regardless of your certification. Attach additional comment sheet(s) if 
necessary.

1.	How many balloons do you own/operate? _______

2.	Approximately how far is the nearest balloon repair facility from you?__________ 
	miles

3.	Approximately how far is the next nearest balloon repair facility from 
	you?___________miles

4.	Approximately how far do you travel to a repair facility for annual inspections or 
	repairs?__________miles

5.	Current FARs only allow for balloon maintenance personnel who are employed by 
	and working for an approved repair station.
	Should the FAA create certification for a free-lance balloon repair specialist? 
	______Yes______No______No opinion.
	Comment:_________________________________________________________
	____________________________________

6.	Now, 18 months of experience is required to earn a Repairman Certificate.
	This is _____too much _____too little _____no opinion.
	Comment:_________________________________________________________
	____________________________________

7.	Currently, the only formal training the FAA recognizes for any kind of maintenance 
	personnel, including balloons, is 1900
	hours of A&P school for airplanes. Should the FAA establish provisions for formal 
	training for balloon personnel separate
	from airplane training? _____yes _____no _____no opinion.
	Comment:_________________________________________________________
	_________________________________________________________________

8.	Presently 1900 hours of formal schooling is required to earn an A&P. How many 
	hours should be required to graduate from a
	balloon repairman school?_____50 _____100 _____150 _____250 _____ 
	other_____
	Comment:_________________________________________________________
	_________________________________________________________________

9.	Currently, in order to become a certificated repairman, a person must have a 
	minimum of 18 months practical experience at a
	CRS. If the FAA changes from time period to number of hours required, what do 
	you think an appropriate number of hours
	experience to qualify for a repairman certificate? (18 mos. x 4.3 weeks/mo. x 40 
	hours/week = 3096 hours)
	_____250 _____500 _____1000 _____2500 _____other_____
	Comment:_________________________________________________________
	_________________________________________________________________

10.	How often do you/have you attended a manufacturer's maintenance seminar?
	_____2xyear _____lxyear _____every other year _____less _____never

11.	Should the FAA allow balloons to be repaired and/or inspected "in the field" 
	(outside a repair station)? 
	_____yes _____no _____no opinion.
	Comment:_________________________________________________________
	_________________________________________________________________

12.	Should balloon repair persons be certificated without an official repair station 
	affiliation? _____yes _____no _____no opinion.
	Comment:_________________________________________________________
	_________________________________________________________________

Information please:
Certificate held: _____Student Pilot _____Private Pilot _____Commercial Pilot
Number of years flying balloons_____      Make & Model balloon 
owned__________________________
Approximate cost of annual inspection$__________________
Optional: Name and 
address__________________________________________________________________
Please mail: BRMA, 1241 High Street, Oakland, CA 94601, or Fax (510) 261-7908