Brian Et all: It seems to me that from a point of avoiding subjective error it might be worth having someone not associated with plane do the inspection as long as he understood the craft. in question.
Don ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Brian Kraut wrote: > 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 > > -----Original Message----- > From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net]On > Behalf Of beverlyrai...@bellsouth.net > Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 1:43 AM > To: kr...@mylist.net > Subject: KR> 51% Rule > > Randy > The 51% rule only applies to the actual construction of the kit or aircraft > in question. It is what separates a factory built aircraft kit from an > amateur built kit. > > The rules concerning being approved for repairman certificate are left more > on the judgement of the Airworthiness Representative who is conducting the > inspection at the time the certificate is issued. If the aircraft were > complete when purchased but never signed off, and say had been badly stored, > so that the new owner had to perform a great deal of repair work and > replacement of assemblies/rebuild, the DAR or FAA Rep could feel that he has > enough intimate knowledge of the airplane to be awarded a repairman's > certificate. I bought mine with 20 hours of engine running and taxi testing > but no flight time, and no certificate. I built a new seat for it, installed > new lights, radio, transponder, and several other instruments to make it > legal for Day and Night VFR, as well as a little bit safer and more > comfortable, like GPS, and a new pushtube control for the elevator, and dual > sticks. Although the DAR really liked the changes and felt I had done a > good job, he didn't award me repairman certification because I had not > constructed enough of the original airplane to conduct my own annual > condition inspection. He explained that that did not stop me from repairing > and then test flying the aircraft, but once a year I have to have another > DAR or A&P look over the plane and give it its condition inspection. A small > compromise in the scheme of things. > > Colin > N96TA > Ormond Beach, FL > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
