By the letter of the law they want you to have it re-inspected for each
major change - this can include a prop change. My FSDO told me that they
weren't interested what the hobby crafter is doing and to bug off when I
went from a 503 to a liquid cooled Rotax. I dont worry bout insurance
however. It was strange about the court case cause it was back to the
origonal configuration.
Sounds like Avemco is a waste of $$. I asked Ellison if the VW manifold
pictured is available ready made. Will need a rubber jointy for each leg to
the heads to handle thermals.
i am using stock VW end castings reversed (L on the R head) and that would
lend itself to the ellison setup alright.
>On the Ellison site there was a link to an "Interesting court decision
>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
>See: http://www.ellison-fluid-systems.com/
>
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