On Sat, 08 Mar 2008 14:54:42 GMT, badbaz wrote:

Yes I'm learning things and some would call that education which it
is, but I'll state outright, that has nothing to do with me building.
I'm building because I like to do it! I'd get more enjoyment out of
building another because I could do it more efficiently, faster, and
cheaper. HOWEVER if I ever do get the thing finished and I'm able to
fly it, my main/only reason for building at that time would be "flying
an airplane I constructed myself".

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

Being an old fart I remember when Cessna, Piper &co. nearly went belly up
due to ambulance chasers. Cessna even shut down its production lines for
piston aircraft because of it.

Lived in Wichita a few years, remember this.

this is where the expermentals saved their
collective bacons as the lawyers found that individuals didn't have big
cheque books to raid. Cessna only recommencet production after congress
changed the litigation laws, now if become a pro builder to the lawyers you
are a manufactures so whach out!

Let me see if I understand, at some (unknown) point, a builder who sells
becomes a manufacturer for reasons of litigation.

That's a good point. Then as a Buyer, I might have rights of recourse on
the designer, builder and, perhaps, the engine (re) manufacturer. Hmmm.
Case law anyone?
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