On Dec 5, 11:16*am, Steve Leonard wrote:
On Dec 5, 7:34*am, JJ Sinclair wrote:



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

Not a reg-monger, JJ. *Just one who has to live with them day in and
day out. *And just like I said, "You get exactly what you paid for
with anything you read on RAS." I discovered just after hitting "Send"
that I was in fact looking at 8130.2G. *8130.2F is still in effect
until April of 2011.

But, it is wintertime here in the US, that is for sure!

Steve Leonard

You are right about the effectivity.

The current version appears to be 8130.2F change 5

8130.2G includes the following:

104. Cancellation. FAA Order 8130.2F, Airworthiness Certification of
Aircraft and Related
Products, dated November 5, 2004, is cancelled upon the effective date
of this order.
105. Effective Date. This order is effective April 16, 2011.

Among the many changes are

b. Incorporates changes to chapter 4, section 10, Certification and
Operation of Aircraft
Under the Experimental Purpose(s) of Exhibition and Air Racing.
c. Incorporates numerous changes originating from input through the
directive feedback
system. Areas affected are throughout this order and include light-
sport aircraft (LSA).

It looks to me as thought the changes are in our favor. A major
change seems to be the group definitions and gliders are no longer
lumped in with aerobatic powered aircraft.

Group 1 used to include a requirement for a 300nm radius proficiency
area. It seems it will not when the new order comes into effect.

Got to keep the FDSO guys away until April then if there any issues
come up get new operating limitations based of rev G!

To the original poster. If you decide to go experimental - wait until
April 16 next year!

Andy