Experimental SeaBee?

The editor's Log in the current Sport Aviation mentioned that the
Experimental Seabee featured in last month's magazine had possibly run into
some problem with its certification.

The implication was that the Reno FSDO had screwed up issuing an amateur
build AW certificate.

So did this chap proudly display his creation for all to see, only to lose
his Certificate of Airworthiness?

I've heard of other certificated planes with home built status where the
owner built up the plane but had a certificated plane as a "core".
Wings from one plane, fuselage from another, etc.

I bet the chap with the Seabee regrets the magazine article.

Cheers:

Paul Anton
N1431A

Tri-Pacer wrote:
The editor's Log in the current Sport Aviation mentioned that the
Experimental Seabee featured in last month's magazine had possibly run into
some problem with its certification.

Yep, I got my copy in the mail yesterday and read the article before I
went to sleep. Sort of a "mea culpa" editorial on publishing imperfect
information.

I bet the chap with the Seabee regrets the magazine article.

You can't blame a fellow for trying though. I hope he and the FAA can
arrive at a solution that gets the airplane into service and makes
everyone involved happy.

On Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:05:40 -0600, Jim Carriere
wrote:

Tri-Pacer wrote:
The editor's Log in the current Sport Aviation mentioned that the
Experimental Seabee featured in last month's magazine had possibly run into
some problem with its certification.

Yep, I got my copy in the mail yesterday and read the article before I
went to sleep. Sort of a "mea culpa" editorial on publishing imperfect
information.

I bet the chap with the Seabee regrets the magazine article.

You can't blame a fellow for trying though. I hope he and the FAA can
arrive at a solution that gets the airplane into service and makes
everyone involved happy.

Probably 10 to 15 years ago we had one up and KHTL. The guy rebuilt
and modified for quite a few years. Ended up with a Corvette engine in
it. Last I heard it was flying, but it left HTL and I don't know what
happened after that. At any rate the FAA gave him an amateur build
experimental certificate for it. No, I don't remember the N# but it
was based at HTL for years. I probably have some photos of it buried
some where.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com