For any required maintenance or inspection (beyond the scope of preventive maintenance), Experimental-category aircraft must be approved for return to service by an authorized repairman, mechanic, or certificate holder. A Private Pilot who was not "primary builder" of build a specific aircraft (does not hold repairman certificate) may not legally return it to service. An authorized repairman may perform Condition Inspections. (FAR 65.104)
-----Original Message----- From: C E Leggett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sunday, January 24, 1999 3:13 PM Subject: Fwd: FW: Experimental maintenance >this came in off another list. It contradicts what I have always >thought. It may not be true for all parts of the country. Since >there are those on the list who have homebuilts and there are those >who are A&Ps and IAs, I ask for comments... >> ---------- >> From: Ken Alger[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Sunday, January 24, 1999 11:06 AM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Experimental maintenance >> >> Fellow AV8Rs, >> >> I always thought that if I bought an already-built experimental, the >same >> maintenance laws applied as if it were a Piper Cherokee or a Cessna >> Skyhawk. Following some discussion about this on another list, I >decided >> to do some research and came up with the following, which I posted >to that >> list. Maybe some of you AV8Rlink folks knew this stuff -- it >certainly was >> news to me. >> >> ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: >> >> Okay, boys and girls, I did my homework and here's what I learned. >> >> Following Gilbert Pierce's advice, I called EAA's Norm Peterson (no, >not >> Cliffy's buddy from "Cheers"). Norm was the associate editor of EAA >> publications for 17 years and is still writing for them. According >to him, >> when a private pilot purchases an already-built homebuilt aircraft, >he/she >> may legally perform any and all maintenance, period. He/she may NOT >make >> major alterations like engine upgrades and such but ANY regular >maintenance >> INCLUDING engine overhauls, airframe repairs etc. can, according to >Mr. >> Peterson, be performed by the private pilot owner of an experimental >> homebuilt, REGARDLESS of whether he/she was the builder. He also >noted >> that a "condition inspection" must be completed by either an A&P, IA >or >> certified repair shop every 12 calendar months. >> >> I then followed Art Fish's advice, called the Rochester, NY, FSDO and >> talked at length with Mr. John Liccini of their maintenance >division. Mr. >> Liccini referred to the FAA's policy regarding owners of experimental >> aircraft as "giving them the farm." He said the FAR Part 43.1 >paragraph B >> clearly states that maintenance rules associated with certificated >aircraft >> DO NOT APPLY to experimentals. He assured me that it is, and has >always >> been, the case that any private pilot who purchases an already-built >> homebuilt can do virtually anything he/she wants with it. For that >matter, >> he/she can even employ an automotive/truck mechanic to overhaul the >engine. >> Mr. Liccini confirmed that a condition inspection must be performed >every >> year, but that an A&P can do it. He also said that certified >engines and >> props in experimentals are subject to ADs, but that most owners >avoid that >> by simply removing the data plates and declaring the engine >"experimental" >> as well. >> >> Huh. >> >> Ken Alger >> Clipper 5392H >> >> >> >> > >_________________________________________________________ >DO YOU YAHOO!? >Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > >
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