"karl" wrote in message ...
John,

Cub-Crafter Super Cubs are brand new airplanes, with brand new data plates
and brand new log books. Nothing comes off a donor airplane. Nothing.

http://www.pipercubforum.com/topcub.htm

Very interesting. In their earlier days, Cub-Crafters used to do
what they called a total restoration, which amounted to building you a
brand new plane on which they affixed your data plate. Now it seems
they're building Cubs from scratch. I wonder how they get away with
that, since New Piper obviously doesn't want them to. The website
said :

"The FAA has so far sided with Mr. Richmond, approving the Top Cubs
under a regulation that allows anybody to build any civilian aircraft,
as long as it meets the original design. "

Does this mean I could start building and selling Cherokees in my
garage and Piper couldn't stop me??? Apparently so.

Very strange indeed.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)

Best,
Karl