On Sep 16, 1:21*pm, wrote:

There are numerous LSA's which you can buy near completion,
then finish them, becoming the builder on record, and still meet
the 50-50 rule.

And to be the builder and meet the 51% rule, you have to do 51% of the
work, not buy something 98% complete and just do the last 2%.

That isn't what Nick Otterback, Arion's product development manager
told me when I asked him in person. The final authority would be the
FAA, but thus far I have been told different.

But then, you won't take the word of Kevin Gould, president
and CEO of Piper when he makes it crystal clear in this
interview when he says QUOTE, "Import THEIR (czech sportaircraft)
aircraft, brand them, and sell them through our distribution
network".

So are you still maintaining that the Piper Sport isn't
a Czech Sportcruiser with a Piper decal, but now
it's a different airplane?

And in the light of the link I've provided you to clarify
the 51% rule, do you still maintain that I cannot buy a
builder-assist LSA at ANY stage of completion, finish
ANY amount of work myself to bring it to the 51% and
get the ELSA credit and certification?

Are you maintaining that in my meeting with Nick
Otterback, director of product management for Arion
Aircraft company, that this ace pilot and executive
for a multimillion dollar aircraft company, that he
is less informed than you, just like Kevin Gould,
president and CEO of Piper Aircraft?

The FAA says you need to sign and notarize FAA Form 8130-12 attesting to
the fact that you have completed at least 51% of the operations required.

Non sequitur. I know the form number.

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Mark