Hey Randy
The 51% rule if you notice is always applied to a kit. If over 50% is assisted
by assemblies or professional assistance, then it is manufactured not amateur
built. Apparently alot of the local DAR's being private and not "in" the FAA,
but a private contractor have used the 51% rule as a measure of whether they
should issue a repairman's certificate or not. But it really comes down to how
much you actually build and whether he is confident that you know enough about
how the airplane is constructed to perform your own condition inspections. Take
away that one priviledge and there is no difference between what you can do on
the plane before and after the certifcate. It is not like once the
airworthiness is issued that from then on you have tuse an A&P to repair your
plane; nor does he have to sign it off. Just that the annual condition
inspection must be signed off by at least an A&P. NOW, prudence would suggest
that you should have a qualified person, another builder very familiar with the
repair in question, or an A&P who knows that type of repair, to review your
repair if it is something new to you. After all your life really does depend on
it!
Have a good day,
Colin
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> From: "Randy Powell" <randywpow...@verizon.net>
> Date: 2006/07/25 Tue PM 09:09:49 EDT
> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net>
> Subject: Re: KR> 51% Rule
>
> Colin, Thank you for the information. There seems to be a large gray
> area on this subject.
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> Randy
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