Ron Wanttaja wrote:
SLSAs must be constructed in accordance with the process that the FAA has
accepted meets the consensus standards, and must be maintained in accordance
with the standards. ELSAs must also be constructed in accordance to the
process, but once certification is receive, the owner is not required to
maintain the aircraft in accordance with its certification.

So... the owner of an ELSA could, in the course of "maintaining" the
aircraft, change out everything except the data plate and end up with a
very different aircraft. Talk about major repairs, maybe we'll see a
niche market around "repairman assist" modifications, violating the heck
out of the spirit and intent of the rule.

I'm being facetious, I haven't finished my coffee yet this morning.