Here is the official word from FAA Order # 8130.2E. See 25. b. and 25.b.(5) below. You should have a Special Airworthiess Certificate (Form 8130-7) for your Amateur Built experimental plane.
Ken Jones SECTION 2. AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATES AND CERTIFICATIONS 24. GENERAL. Form 8100-2 and FAA Form 8130-7, Special Airworthiness Certificate, will be referred to as being either a standard or a special classification within this order. 25. CLASSIFICATION AND CATEGORY OF AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATES. a. Standard Classification. Form 8100-2 may be issued for an aircraft that fully complies with all of the requirements applicable to the normal, utility, acrobatic, commuter, or transport category, manned free balloons, or any other special classes of aircraft designated by the Administrator. b. Special Classification. Form 8130-7 may be issued for an aircraft that does not meet the requirements for a standard airworthiness certificate. The certificate may be issued for an aircraft that meets the following: (5) Experimental. For any category of aircraft, including amateur-built (ยงยง 21.191, 21.193, and 21.195). ----- Original Message ----- From: "kevin" <mi...@wcoil.com> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2004 10:54 AM Subject: Re: KR>Airworthiness certificate question > Hi Rick,, > > > I just went through this very question with fdso . Yes a special > airworthiness cert is first issued with all the limitations , ie only > within 25 miles of home airport ect . Once the pic or owner completes the > test phase , The special limitations are lifted .You do not get another > cert. once this is done . This is confusing because my kr just has an > airworthiness cert and not a special and i purchased another experimental > that had a special cert only , so after many calls ect , I recieved the > answer that a FDSO used to come out and sign the plane off a second time > after the test phase and reissue an air worthiness cert and they no longer > do this . The certificate stays a special all that is needed to lift any > special limitations is the loggbook endorsement with special wording of the > completed test phase . Look for that without it you are limited . So in > short you will see experimentals operating under two different air > worthiness certificates . Both being the same thing once the test phase is > done.Kevincert is issuedAt 09:15 AM 1/17/04 -0600, you wrote: > >My airworthiness certificate says" Special > >>Airworthiness Certificate" on it. Do all experimental > >>airworthiness certificates say "Special" on them or is > >>this something pertaining to my aircraft? Thanks in > >>advance, Rick Wilson. > >+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > >Rick, > > > >Seeing no other replys I'll throw something out. I believe > >that "Experimental" is in the class of "special airworthiness > >certifications" and yours is the same as all others. I'll > >try to remember to look at mine the next time I'm at > >the airport but I won't make any promises considering > >my memory capacity! :-) > > > >Larry Flesner > >Carterville, Illinois > > > > > > > >_______________________________________ > >to UNSUBSCRIBE from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > >please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > to UNSUBSCRIBE from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html
