"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message ...
WJRFlyBoy wrote in
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On Sat, 08 Mar 2008 06:45:03 GMT, wrote:
In rec.aviation.piloting WJRFlyBoy
wrote:
Yet I can't buy a completely built kit/plans plane.
Sure you can.
See any airplanes for sale web site.
You just can't buy one and have the same privilges as the original
builder.
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Jim Pennino
Ok, what rights do I lose and why do I lose them?
the origianl builder is the manufacturer. He can effect any maintenance
or repeair on the airplane he likes...You buy it , you can't.
Th ereason is pretty obvious. He has demonstrated he knows what he is
doing and has effectively been issued a resticted airframe or airframe
and powerplant licence.
Bertie
Not exactly. The buyer can go all the maintenance, they just cannot sign off the annual condition inspection. You still
have a bonus here also, an A&P can sign off the inspection; you don't need an AI. If the buyer wanted to make a major
change, like maybe put in a different more powerful engine, then the stakes are higher. In that case, depending on how
the ops limitations are written, the plane may need to fly off the initial hours within the 25 mile confines..