"es330td" wrote in message
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I searched controller.com for lancair and found an entry that says
"Professionally built." Now I know that a homebuilt owner does not
have to build the entire thing themself but I thought it still had to
be an amateur undertaking. How does this pass muster with the FAA?

I have no idea who is selling the aircraft you mention, but "professionally
built" is often just a buzz word used in attempt to say the builder of the
particular aircraft was "special" compared to most. I have seen this stated
because an A&P had built the aircraft. He felt it was professionally built
because he works on aircraft every day for a living. As opposed to an
experimental that has been built by a postal worker, lawyer, doctor, etc. I
think the main thing to remember is when it comes to what you will be
receiving, it might not mean zip! The quality of every experimental airplane
comes down to the skill, integrity and interest in "whoever" built it, and
has little to do with what they do for a living. Just think of it as a
laundry detergent that is "new and improved", or "fortified", etc. You know
the drill. Walk through a supermarket.