Insure that all AD's are complied with!

Keep your Mite stored inside, protected from the weather and sunshine.

Install a shoulder harness if possible. Weld up a new seat back with inches added to its height so that the
height of the harness passing over the top of the seatback is higher than the pilot's shoulders when seated.
Ensure that the aft-most fuselage bulkhead has at some time been replaced with new material, or that the
original remains like new, that is, securely glued and bolted in place. A tail skid impact can break loose the
old glue holding the bulkhead in place, resulting in loss of elevator control.

Check the welds in your rudder pedals for cracks at every annual. If a pedal breaks when applying heavy
pressure on toe brakes, you are in for an interesting ride either on the surface or in the air.

Keep a check list visible and use it. Mite owners have been known to to occasionally forget to put the
landing gear down, and sometimes even forget to retract it.

Submitted by Larry Dale, N4168