Not to disagree......but... Here in Jackson the local repair shop owner who took over the business from his father as in he's been it all his life told me........ He recently became a DAR although he's never done one as yet. In just getting the DAR I would have to ASSUME he is up on the latest rules.
He is aware of my KR, how I got it and looked it over when I got it. I asked him about 51% and the paperwork and he told me the rules are not as they were and all I needed to do was write a letter saying I built this airplane for recreational flying or something to that effect. I'm fairly sure he told me the paper trail requirements were nothing as tight as they once were. Another DAR that I visit that builds Long Easy's and has lots of experience as a DAR and knows about my partially completed KR told me to send my paper work and pictures, not a computer disk, ahead of the inspection. Didn't show any interest in who was in the pictures as long as I was in some of them. I got the impression from both of them that if I could answer all the questions about the airplane it wouldn't be a problem. I took this to mean that if I knew the airplane from one end to the other they were happy. That is a real good idea if I'm gonna fly it anyway. These are not the people you deal with on a repairman ticket so that may be another deal all together. There are a couple of friends here flying two place Challengers now without N numbers and they tell me the FAA is pushing, read cutting some slack, to get these heavy/illegal ultra-lights numbered before 1/30/08. I know this isn't KR stuff but some people have more than on airplane. These are the possible mis-conceptions under which I labor, I hope they are not mis-conceptions. Steve Bray Jackson, Tennessee _________________________________________________________________ Get in the mood for Valentine's Day. View photos, recipes and more on your Live.com page. http://www.live.com/?addTemplate=ValentinesDay&ocid=T001MSN30A0701
