On Dec 4, 8:39*pm, Darryl Ramm wrote:
On Dec 4, 6:13*pm, Steve Leonard wrote:





On Dec 4, 6:34*pm, Darryl Ramm wrote:

Say what? Ever heard of Google?

14CFR §21.193 * Experimental certificates: general.

An applicant for an experimental certificate must submit the following
information:

(a) A statement, in a form and manner prescribed by the Administrator
setting forth the purpose for which the aircraft is to be used.

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Darryl

Nice try, Darryl. *But that is for the APPLICATION for the
airworthiness certificate. *Basically, you are to use their form and
write them a letter telling them what you plan to do with the plane.
It says nothing as to what you are to do each year. *If you want to
see what you will be dealing with as far as limitations and yearly
requirements, please look at 8130.2F, available from the FAA. *It was
revised again 8-31-2010, so if you haven't downloaded your copy in a
couple of months, you might want to do it again. *It is only about 300
pages. *:-) *There are about 30 pages of interest to the subject of
Experimental Exhibition and Racing Airworthiness Certificates. *This
document will be supersceded in April of 2011 by 8130.2G.

This message is really no different than any other on RAS, in that you
just got exactly what you paid for! *:-) *But, at least now you know
where in the FAA documents to look for what you will be stuck with
doing.

Steve Leonard

The new doc that Steve is referring to that is effective April 16 2011
is athttp://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgOrders.nsf/0/177...

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BTW I quick skimmed that doc and I could not see a clear statement of
where the authority to require an annual program letter comes from.

14CFR §21.193 requires a statement saying how the aircraft can be used
to be granted an experimental certificate and allows the Administrator
to define the form and manner of that documentation. *That alone might
give the Administrator the authority to require an annual program
letter.

Even if 14CFR §21.193 did not grant the authority to require an annual
program letter, then it probably could come from 14CFR §91.319...

91.319 - Aircraft having experimental certificates: Operating
limitations.
...
* (i) The Administrator may prescribe additional limitations that the
Administrator considers necessary, including limitations on the
persons that may be carried in the aircraft.- Hide quoted text -

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Ahhhhh................. reg-mongers arise..................it must be
wintertime in the US!
Merry Christmas,
JJ