KR> Re: registering and certifiying a homebuilt you did not build

2009-08-14 Thread Mark Langford
If I'd bought an almost completed KR that didn't have an airworthiness certificate yet, I'd go through every sqaure millimeter of the plane and would thoroughly understand exactly how everything on it worked, and would adjust it all so that it operated as flawlessly as possible. Then I'd fix

KR> Re: registering and certifiying a homebuilt you did not build

2009-08-14 Thread Dj Merrill
On 08/14/2009 04:43 PM, Ed Janssen wrote: > I'm not sure about that. If the major part of the work was done before > being acquired by Dave, there could be a problem convincing the inspector > that he should be included as one of the original builders. Dave should > probably check with his

KR> Re: registering and certifiying a homebuilt you did not build

2009-08-14 Thread Ed Janssen
Dj, I'm not sure about that. If the major part of the work was done before being acquired by Dave, there could be a problem convincing the inspector that he should be included as one of the original builders. Dave should probably check with his local FSDO before proceeding. Different FSDOs

KR> Re: registering and certifiying a homebuilt you did not build

2009-08-14 Thread Dj Merrill
On 08/14/2009 12:42 PM, Ed Janssen wrote: > Dave, > > Currently the regulations say that if the purpose is to operate an > amateur-built aircraft, then the experimental certificate is issued to the > original builder, the person(s) who did the major portion of the work > (interpreted to be

KR> Re: registering and certifiying a homebuilt you did not build

2009-08-14 Thread Ed Janssen
Dave, Currently the regulations say that if the purpose is to operate an amateur-built aircraft, then the experimental certificate is issued to the original builder, the person(s) who did the major portion of the work (interpreted to be 51%). See FAR 21.191(g): Experimental certificates are