On Wed, 3 Dec 2003 16:29:35 -0800, "BTIZ"
wrote:

could not carry pax in an experimental? happens all the time...
many home builts and gliders are certified experimental..

the aircraft must be marked "experimental" in letters of a stated size and
in an area visible to the pax

must have been an insurance thing..


When the FAA grants an experimental cert on a former standard cert
aircraft, they virtually always remove your ability to legally carry
pax afterwards. This is the established precedent.

What we need is an "experimental-antique" type of cert that would
allow full owner maintenance and simple A&P annual "condition
inspections" on old, small planes just like the homebuilt aircraft
enjoy today.