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Pipistrel Kit Aircraft now FAA 51% Accepted
Greetings all, the Pipistrel Sinus and Virus aircraft have been
inspected over the last couple of days and have been accepted by the FAA is a 51% accepted kit. This means that any customers purchasing these aircraft as kits do not have to worry about certification themselves as it has already been completed. More information will be forthcoming in the next few weeks where we also hope to advise you of our success with the LSA approvals. More information http://www.pipistrel-usa.com Kind regards Michael Coates Pipistrel USA |
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Pipistrel Kit Aircraft now FAA 51% Accepted
On Fri, 24 Nov 2006 04:36:22 GMT, USER wrote:
Greetings all, the Pipistrel Sinus and Virus aircraft have been inspected over the last couple of days and have been accepted by the FAA is a 51% accepted kit. This means that any customers purchasing these aircraft as kits do not have to worry about certification themselves as it has already been completed. Ummm, well, no. Aircraft still have to go through the certification process. The 51%-certification is a nice-to-have, but in itself doesn't guarantee the FAA will certify the airplane as Experimental Amateur-Built. It's still possible for the FAA to reject certification of an individual aircraft. Ron Wanttaja |
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Pipistrel Kit Aircraft now FAA 51% Accepted
"Ron Wanttaja" wrote in message ... On Fri, 24 Nov 2006 04:36:22 GMT, USER wrote: Ummm, well, no. Aircraft still have to go through the certification process. The 51%-certification is a nice-to-have, but in itself doesn't guarantee the FAA will certify the airplane as Experimental Amateur-Built. It's still possible for the FAA to reject certification of an individual aircraft. Ron Wanttaja C'mon Ron. You make it sound like the FAA guys are an officious bunch of self righteous bureaucrats! |
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Pipistrel Kit Aircraft now FAA 51% Accepted
On Fri, 24 Nov 2006 23:11:20 GMT, "Opie" wrote:
"Ron Wanttaja" wrote in message .. . On Fri, 24 Nov 2006 04:36:22 GMT, USER wrote: Ummm, well, no. Aircraft still have to go through the certification process. The 51%-certification is a nice-to-have, but in itself doesn't guarantee the FAA will certify the airplane as Experimental Amateur-Built. It's still possible for the FAA to reject certification of an individual aircraft. C'mon Ron. You make it sound like the FAA guys are an officious bunch of self righteous bureaucrats! For the next (at least) two years, they'll be officious self-lefteous bureaucrats. :-) Ron Wanttaja |
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Pipistrel Kit Aircraft now FAA 51% Accepted
Really? so the whole staff gets flipped?
Brad BTW.......when did you last hear of a kit that wasn't accepted as amateur built by the FAA? Ron Wanttaja wrote: On Fri, 24 Nov 2006 23:11:20 GMT, "Opie" wrote: "Ron Wanttaja" wrote in message .. . On Fri, 24 Nov 2006 04:36:22 GMT, USER wrote: Ummm, well, no. Aircraft still have to go through the certification process. The 51%-certification is a nice-to-have, but in itself doesn't guarantee the FAA will certify the airplane as Experimental Amateur-Built. It's still possible for the FAA to reject certification of an individual aircraft. C'mon Ron. You make it sound like the FAA guys are an officious bunch of self righteous bureaucrats! For the next (at least) two years, they'll be officious self-lefteous bureaucrats. :-) Ron Wanttaja |
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Pipistrel Kit Aircraft now FAA 51% Accepted
On 24 Nov 2006 19:33:22 -0800, "Brad" wrote:
BTW.......when did you last hear of a kit that wasn't accepted as amateur built by the FAA? Christen Eagle is the only one I know about, but that was way back in the dawn o' time. Otherwise, companies are not likely to advertise that they flunked. I suspect the FAA is usually specific enough where the company knows what they have to do for their plane to pass. Many companies undoubtedly work with the FAA as they develop the kit...for instance, I'm sure Van's worked it all out with the Feds before they started having the contractor partially complete kits for delivery as quick-build kits. The big thing, of course, is that the type's inclusion on the approved 51% list is *not* a pre-requisite to a homebuilt getting certified. The only thing it does is offer some protection against capricious FSDO decisions. Ron Wanttaja |
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Pipistrel Kit Aircraft now FAA 51% Accepted
They could still get a Experimental-Exhibition tho right? Not quite the
freedom a Amateur built COFA gives, but can still fly it. The 2 sailplane kits I built and had inspected went thru the inspection without any hassles. I was quite worried about the first kit; as it was the first I ever built, and seemed to me to be quite complete when it came out of the box. But, as you know, that manufacturer-builder check list can be quite a handy tool! I also want to give KUDO's to the Seattle MIDO, the two gentlemen I worked with were quite professional, and very helpful.........hopefully the next aircraft I build will be inspected by one of these fellows. Cheers, Brad Ron Wanttaja wrote: On 24 Nov 2006 19:33:22 -0800, "Brad" wrote: BTW.......when did you last hear of a kit that wasn't accepted as amateur built by the FAA? Christen Eagle is the only one I know about, but that was way back in the dawn o' time. Otherwise, companies are not likely to advertise that they flunked. I suspect the FAA is usually specific enough where the company knows what they have to do for their plane to pass. Many companies undoubtedly work with the FAA as they develop the kit...for instance, I'm sure Van's worked it all out with the Feds before they started having the contractor partially complete kits for delivery as quick-build kits. The big thing, of course, is that the type's inclusion on the approved 51% list is *not* a pre-requisite to a homebuilt getting certified. The only thing it does is offer some protection against capricious FSDO decisions. Ron Wanttaja |
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Pipistrel Kit Aircraft now FAA 51% Accepted
Ron Wanttaja wrote:
For the next (at least) two years, they'll be officious self-lefteous bureaucrats. :-) Nope, congress doesn't appoint those bureaucrats, the president (one child left behind) does. |
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Pipistrel Kit Aircraft now FAA 51% Accepted
"Opie" wrote in message ... "Ron Wanttaja" wrote in message ... On Fri, 24 Nov 2006 04:36:22 GMT, USER wrote: Ummm, well, no. Aircraft still have to go through the certification process. The 51%-certification is a nice-to-have, but in itself doesn't guarantee the FAA will certify the airplane as Experimental Amateur-Built. It's still possible for the FAA to reject certification of an individual aircraft. Ron Wanttaja C'mon Ron. You make it sound like the FAA guys are an officious bunch of self righteous bureaucrats! What else do they call themselves? -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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Pipistrel Kit Aircraft now FAA 51% Accepted
"Brad" wrote in message oups.com... They could still get a Experimental-Exhibition tho right? Not quite the freedom a Amateur built COFA gives, but can still fly it. That depends where they stick you in the Exp/Exh structure. Some of the subcategories are more restrictive than others. -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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