Max, Thanks very much for the legal advice. I am sure it will be of value to some of the builders. If you still have an interest in building and flying your own aircraft I can tell you from my experience the KR aircraft are the easiest to build. They are also very durable and strong. Properly built they will provide a safe and very enjoyable flying machine for years. Years ago out in California I was at Meadowlark airport with Ken and a lawyer friend of his was about to fly his KR-1. This was long before the KR-2 was designed. When that lawyer landed he told Ken that the last time he flew an airplane as hot as the KR-1, it had guns on it. This guy was a former P-51 pilot during WWll. Ken's KR-1 had a turbocharged Revemaster 2100 installed and would in level flight get up to 200 MPH.
Bob Stone, Harker Heights, TX rsto...@hot.rr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Max Hardberger" <capt...@maritimeatty.com> To: "KR builders and pilots" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2003 7:28 AM Subject: Re: KR>Registration > Although I'm a lawyer and not a builder (my sole effort was an abortive > attempt to build a Jeannie's Teenie in the late 60's, abandoned after > several of them crashed), but I don't think that the extent of modification > has any effect on the legal status of the aircraft. The FAA doesn't care > what you call it--they're all Experimental to the FAA. Since a builder only > has to satisfy the FAA in terms of registration, it wouldn't matter how much > or little the plane has been modified as long as the FAA inspectors are > satisfied as to its construction. > > In terms of the builder's relationship with RR, that is governed by the > relationship (i.e., whether they have a contract). Any complaint RR may have > about people building a KR or claiming to have a KR would be strictly > between the two parties. Without a contract with the builder or owner, RR > has no influence over either. Further, one can call his plane a KR with or > without RR's approval or registration as long as it isn't done for an > improper purpose (such as defrauding a buyer), although there might be some > liability for misrepresentation to the buyer if the modification rendered > the aircraft of less value than a plans-built KR. Considering that almost > every (if not every) KR is modified from the plans to some degree, this > would be a very difficult position for the buyer to maintain. > > Max Hardberger > > > _______________________________________________ > see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html >
