I went through this last spring. I did try to get the FAA to inspect
but the delays were not acceptable. They gave me a list of volunteer
DAR's which is a separate program from the independent for hire DAR. The
man that inspected my plane did it for his cost and expense only. I tried
to give him extra saying I was sure that he needed to eat or something on
the way home and he declined. A week or so after he was here I got a
check for several dollars in the mail saying that he had over charged me.
Total cost was about $230. I will dig out his E-mail address and post it.
He lives in Delaware I think but will travel within a days drive.
As for inspections during construction he did look for sign off's
by EAA tech councilors and it is just down right good practice to have
them done.
Joe Horton, Coopersburg, Pa.
joe.kr2s.buil...@juno.com
On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 07:06:49 -0600 ejans...@chipsnet.com (Ed Janssen)
writes:
> I understand that, at present , you can still ask for an FAA
> inspector to
> certify your homebuilt. They do it for free. The FAA have
> been/are
> authorizing certain "civilians" called Designated Airworthiness
> Representatives (DARs) who help out with the work load. I believe
> the price
> charged is not set by the FAA, but varies with the DAR, ranging
> from $0.00
> to whatever the traffic will bear. Some will do for expenses only;
> others
> are making it a business.
>
> Ed
>
> Ed Janssen
> mailto:ejans...@chipsnet.com
>
>
> > I had heard someplace, in Spring 2005, that the FAA now only
> bothers to
> come for a final inspection.
> >
> > At last Sunday's EAA chapter meeting in Mason City, Iowa, I
> heard
> that the FAA intends to get out of the experimental / home built
> inspection
> business. Final Inspections will be preformed by civilian
> contractors
> approved by the FAA at $500 / inspection. What does it cost now?
> Anyone
> else heard of this, as it was all news to me.
> >
> > Dann Johnson
