"Paul Tomblin" wrote in message
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Hi, I'm new here (but not to other rec.aviation groups - I was there
before they split). I a 400 hour pilot with a life long dream of flying
floats, and starting to think that a kit plane might be the only solution.

SNIP
I was hoping others here could comment on this program specifically, and
also some other questions about kit planes.

Is it true that a kit plane has limitations about what you can do with it?
What limitations? Also, is it true that as a builder, you're authorized
to act as your own A&P? Does that extend to IA as well?

Pretty much yes to all of the above. You can't rent the experimental out but
you can take lessons in your own plane. You can't carry people or property
for compensation or hire in it, but after the flight test period is over you
can do pretty much whatever you are legally capable of doing as long as the
aircraft is equiped properly.

One thing you should keep in mind. There has been some noise that the FAA
was goinging crack down on these commercial "Builder Assitance" programs. So
be careful.




Not so much on topic for this group, but in general, how much time and
effort does it take to switch a plane between floats and wheels and
vice-versa? Is this something you can decide to do for the weekend, or is
it more of a "once per season when the lakes freeze" sort of thing?


I think it is going to depend on the plane and the floats but I'd not like
to do it very often on the ones I've seen.