A Call to Arms from Richard VanGrunsven

"Highflyer" wrote in :


"Larry Dighera" wrote in message
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My point is, why is does the FAA feel it is necessary to provide
separate experimental licensing criteria between "Experimental -
Amateur Built" and other experimentals?

The FAA does NOT feel it is necessary. It took many years to get them
to allow a homemade airplane to fly in US airspace at all. The
compromise we got was a special category in Experimental for amateur
built airplanes. We also got much better operational limitations that
any of the other experimental categories. We are very happy that we
have a special category. We would much rather not have this rare
privelege abused by a bunch of greedy shortsighted idiots lining their
pockets. Any privelege, when abused, is vulnerable to loss. That is
the way of the world.

There are many avenues in the regulations for people to build and sell
airplanes. They are not i mpossible. Look at Cirrus. However, t hey
do require some effort. People who want to make a buck building
airplanes, but do not want to put in the time and effort to ensure
that they meet appropriate standards for doing so really should not be
allowed to abuse the privelege granted to homebuilders.

Highflyer
EAA member for 50 years.


hear hear

Bertie
EAA member for 37 years.