150flivver wrote:
On the AOPA board an individual is rebuilding a Bellanca Viking and
claims that as long as he can show he rebuilt 51% of the aircraft, he
can relicense it as a homebuilt experimental. Is this so? Seems like
all the basket cases that I've seen rebuilt from the ground up are
still certified as manufactured aircraft. Why wouldn't you see more
experimental Cessnas, Pipers and such?


Ground up rebuild (a beauty of a pun) is easy.
That's the way it's supposed to be done.

Experimental Amateur Built might take a good relationship with the local FIDO.
It has been done, but...

Get the book from FAA (Amateru Built Handbook) and take the 51% quiz for the
aircraft in question.

All those parts have to be "manufactured" too, you know.


Richard