sidney.w...@l-3com.com wrote:
> This is one of the reasons for having
> a builder's log; you need to provide evidence that you were the builder
> or that you purchased the unfinished aircraft from another home builder.
> Hiring outside help, in and of itself, is not illegal; certifying on the
> FAA application form that all that labor was yours, when in fact it was
> not, is illegal.
>
>
To add to that, building an aircraft for the purpose of selling it
and registering it as a Amateur Built Experimental also violates the
intent of the regs. If you hire someone to build you an aircraft (a
commercial activity) that they register as Amateur Built Experimental,
you may not technically be violating the intent of the regs, but they
will be (they would essentially be a commercial manufacturer of
aircraft). It could be argued that you are "aiding and abetting" such
an activity by knowingly participating.
There are lots of people that have gotten away with this in the
past, but that's one of the reasons why the 51% Rule is currently under
attack by the FAA. I would highly encourage you to please buy one of
the many available used experimental aircraft on the market rather than
give the FAA any more ammo to be used against the 51% rule. There are
some here
<http://barnstormers.com/Experimental,%20KR+Aircraft%20Classifieds.htm>
or consider something like the Glasair Aviation Two Weeks to Taxi
program <http://www.glasairaviation.com/UnlimitedAdventure.htm> which
was recently reviewed by members of the FAA and found to be within the
spirit and intent of the regs. Take a two week vacation, build your
plane, and be ready to fly it when you are done.
-Dj
--
Dj Merrill - N1JOV
Glastar Sportsman 2+2 Builder #7118 N421DJ KR-2 Builder N770DJ
http://deej.net/sportsman/ http://deej.net/kr-2/
"Many things that are unexplainable happen during the construction of an
airplane." --Dave Prizio, 30 Aug 2005
