It can be done in Canada. It's called the "Owner Maintenance" catagory and
has been applicable to a range of singles for several years now. That
SeaBee operating in Southern Ontario with a Corvette engine is doing it
under the Owner Maintenance catagory. I can buy a Champ, license it under
OM, sell the A-65 and stick a Corvair in it. Right now I can't fly an OM
aircraft to the states but that may change soon.

Part of the argument in favour of it was that annual inspections on
homebuilts up here can be performed by whoever is the registered owner and
no "airman's repair certificate" is required. This has not resulted in an
unusual number of airplanes falling from the sky relative to the US, and
really the OM catagory isn't so different.

Although it's traditional to ignore goings on in Canada, Americans would be
smart to monitor Canadian OM for a while and, assuming over a few years not
too many bad things happen, use it to petition the FAA for something
similar.

John

"Brad Mallard" wrote in message
...
I know this is a popular question, but I have not seen anyone actually
answer it. Can you make a Certified aircraft into a homebuilt? The only
response I have gotten is "yes, but with a lot of paperwork." Is there a
starting point?

Brad