KR> RE: build shop [legality]

2009-01-06 Thread Dj Merrill
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

KR> RE: build shop [legality]

2009-01-06 Thread sidney.w...@l-3com.com
Andy, I think you misunderstand the intent of the homebuilt rule. You can get outside help, but you must personally provide the labor on your experimental aircraft to construct the majority of that aircraft. This is the so-called 51-percent rule. This is one of the reasons for having a builder's