On Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:02:39 GMT, Larry Dighera wrote:

My point is, why is does the FAA feel it is necessary to provide
separate experimental licensing criteria between "Experimental -
Amateur Built" and other experimentals?

There's really no such thing as just an "Experimental" airplane. Anyone who
wants an Experimental certificate has to justify why their plane needs one, and
there are only seven allowable reasons. "Operating an Amateur-Built Aircraft"
is just one of them.

Ron Wanttaja