Knowing all of this does make the idea of buying a partially completed plane
a more attractive alternative.
Building a plane from scratch has been a dream for years, but I have to
wonder if I would be able to get it done while I am still young enough to
enjoy it. Hearing of builders taking ten years or more really makes me
wonder if you have to be nuts to take on a project of this magnitude. Are
there any figures on the divorce rate of builders versus normal people ???.
If I was retired I would not even hesitate to build.
Randy Powell
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Kraut" <brian.kr...@engalt.com>
To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 10:10 PM
Subject: RE: KR> 51% Rule
> Colin brings up an interresting point that I had previously clarified with
> an FAA inspector a few years ago. When you have a homebuilt you can do
> all
> of the repairs or modifications weather you built it or not. The only
> thing
> the repairman certificate gives you is the ability to do the annual
> condition inspection. Also, any A&P can do the condition inspection on an
> experimental. He does not need to be an IA like with a certified
> airplane.
> That means that it generally costs a lot less than an annual on a
> certified
> plane. So what all this means is that if you are considering buying an
> experimental that you can not get the repairman certificate on, don't let
> that factor hold you back. It is nice to have, but you still have 99% of
> the advantages of an experimental weather you have the cert or not.
>
> Brian Kraut
> Engineering Alternatives, Inc.
> www.engalt.com
>
>
