This is exactly the point that the EAA guy at the Arlington airshow last year wanted to debunk. The guy from the EAA insisted that the best time to buy is just before the repairman cert is applied for. He insisted that "Anyone" can apply for it. If you buy the project, you or your mother, or anyone you'd like can apply for it.
I pressed him on the point because that would make the purchase timing critical and the value of the project would vary wildly depending on the status of this issue. Anywho, the EAA guy was firm: you don't have to drive a single rivet (or squeegee a single drop of resin) to qualify for the repairman's cert. It is expected that a "project leader" type would apply. However, you may run into an official that won't cooperate with you because some competence in the field of aircraft repair is expected (not required). Can anyone quote the "regs" on this issue? thanks jg On Tue, 2009-02-17 at 18:05 +0000, Jeff Scott wrote: > Rule #2. A builder must complete 51% of the tasks involved in building the > aircraft to qualify for the repairman's certificate. Please note that I said > tasks, not 51% of the work. This is how the 3 weeks to taxi places work. > You drive one rivet in a wing skin and a team of workers drive the rest while > you work with them. In that sense, you have completed the task of riveting > the wing skin, even though your one rivet may be the one that is is hammered > in flat and looks crappy. >
