On the Ellison site there was a link to an "Interesting court decision
about homebuilt aircraft which may affect your insurance coverage." The
gist of this decision was that the builders insurance claim was denied
because the builder made a modification to his homebuilt after the FAA
certified the plane and failed to notify the FAA of the change.
This surprised me. I was under the impression that when I get my
Repairman's Certificate I am free to make modifications to my homebuilt
without recertifying the plane.
What is everyone else's experience with modifying their planes?
How responsive is the FAA to certifying changes?
How long will I have to wait for the FAA to respond?
How does the FAA know if a change I have made is safe?
What kind of changes have "appreciable effect on the weight, balance,
structural strength, reliability, operational characteristics, or other
characteristics affecting the airworthiness of the product."?
It sounds like almost any change would fall under the above clause. Will I
need to write the FAA every time a tool touches my plane?
David Koelzer
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From: Kevin Hester [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, May 28, 1998 12:38 PM
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Subject: DFLY: Ellison web page
Hi Gang,
I just discovered that Ellison Fuel Systems has a web page. The page is
very useful with lots of extra info which isn't included in the Ellison
carb install manual - they also include a full HTML copy of the manual.
See: http://www.ellison-fluid-systems.com/
Kevin
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