A Call to Arms from Richard VanGrunsven

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"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
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WJRFlyBoy wrote in
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On Sat, 08 Mar 2008 06:45:03 GMT, wrote:

In rec.aviation.piloting WJRFlyBoy
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Yet I can't buy a completely built kit/plans plane.

Sure you can.

See any airplanes for sale web site.

You just can't buy one and have the same privilges as the original
builder.

--
Jim Pennino

Ok, what rights do I lose and why do I lose them?

the origianl builder is the manufacturer. He can effect any
maintenance or repeair on the airplane he likes...You buy it , you
can't.


Th ereason is pretty obvious. He has demonstrated he knows what he is
doing and has effectively been issued a resticted airframe or
airframe and powerplant licence.


Bertie


Not exactly. The buyer can go all the maintenance, they just cannot
sign off the annual condition inspection. You still have a bonus here
also, an A&P can sign off the inspection; you don't need an AI. If the
buyer wanted to make a major change, like maybe put in a different
more powerful engine, then the stakes are higher. In that case,
depending on how the ops limitations are written, the plane may need
to fly off the initial hours within the 25 mile confines..



You're right, of course. I was aiming more for the spirit of the law
than the letter. My own view is that the laws are pretty sensible the
way they stand with the exception of the loophole which effectively
allows manufacture without certification. The FAA already relaxed
certification significantly with the LSA thing, which i do hope won'[t
be abused in the same way by there being absolute junk foisted in the
unsuspecting. So far it seems to be working better than I would have
imagined.


Bertie