Dave Jackson wrote:

B4RT wrote;

So unless you have 1000+ hours or [of] rotorcraft time..


For the homebuilder; is that 1000 hours of flying experience, or 1000 hours
of maintenance experience, or perhaps 1000 hours of experience in
manufacturing and assembling rotorcraft?


Dave, from my experience, that sounds about right.

If Kit aircraft had the same laws backing them as certified aircraft,
then people would by law have to build and maintain their aircraft to
factory standards, and in most cases that would vastly reduce the
accident rate.

Sincerely,

Dennis Fetters