"Jerry Springer" wrote in message
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To the Cessna 172 driver that asked for proof that homebuilt aircraft were
safe please post you information saying they are not as safe as
any other aircraft flying. I find that is mostly the uniformed that
that have a preconceived notion that an aircraft built at home must not
be as safe as factory built aircraft. Most homebuilders are very
particulier and realize that it is their butts and their families and
friends that will be flying in these creations.

Jerry(flying my RV-6 over 16 years)Springer

As both an FAA Technical Safety Counselor and an EAA Technical Counselor I
have inspected a lot of airplanes, both certified and homebuilt. For what
it is worth, the average homebuilt is built to a much higher standard than
the average certified factory built airplane.

I suspect this is due to several factors. First, the type of people who
invest the time for both building and for skills acquisition that is
required to actually build an airplane are the type of people who are very
proud of what they do and how they do it and take the care required to do it
both well and right. Secondly, when the guy who built it is also the guy
who is going to fly in it, it lends one a certain incentive to avoid cutting
corners or making do with something that is a bit less than it really should
be! :-)

Highflyer
Highflight Aviation Services
Pinckneyville Airport ( PJY )