On Sat, 29 Apr 2006 11:56:14 +0000 (UTC), (Paul
Tomblin) wrote:

In a previous article, said:
On Fri, 28 Apr 2006 17:13:45 +0000 (UTC), (Paul
Tomblin) wrote:

Hi, Paul...long time no see.

I'll say. Did I ever mention that I started my ascii airplane collection
back in 1988-89 (still at http://xcski.com/~ptomblin/planes.txt although I
haven't updated it in years and years) because you had an ascii Fly Baby
in your sig?

I'm honored. :-) Proportional spacing was the end of that type of fun, I guess.
People just got confused by the jumble of characters at the end of the
postings....

I bought my Fly Baby in the completed state, so I have to have an A&P do the
inspection every year. He inspects and points out what's wrong, and I do the
fixin'.

Oh, another question comes to mind - is it legal if I build the thing and
sell a 50% share to somebody else? Can they do maintenance work as well?
Or would it be better to find a partner first and build it together?

Certainly, I know several examples of people who co-owned homebuilts. You can
also buy the kit itself with someone else, and share the building process. The
famed "51% rule" only says that the majority of the work must be performed for
education or recreation; that 51% does NOT have to be performed by any single
individual. However, only *one* Repairman Certificate can be awarded per
aircraft, so you'd have to decide who'll get it.

Again, though, *anyone* can maintain the aircraft. So your partner could do any
maintenance himself. I've got a reprint of an EAA article on this subject at:

http://www.wanttaja.com/avlinks/MAINT.HTM

On a related note, do the US and Canada have water "airports of entry" for
float planes? I have a vision of having to land on the St. Lawrence and
taxi over the border and clear customs at a marina.

Lake Union in Seattle is an international airport (e.g., with customs service
available), mostly due to Kenmore Air's seaplane airline.


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