On 12/6/2010 9:40 AM, gliderman wrote:
On Dec 6, 5:04 am, wrote:
On Dec 2, 10:57 pm, wrote:

4. Who do I talk to at the FAA to accomplish this and what's needed in
the way of paperwork?

5. Anything else to make me smarter on this topic?

Well, there's the new rule, effective on April 16, 2011, athttp://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/orders_notices/index.cfm/go/d...
and the old rule, athttp://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/orders_notices/index.cfm/go/d...


One more question regarding a conversion like this. What might it do
to the resale value of the glider? Any input would be appreciated.

Paul G

Replies to this question should be interesting! Here's one...

Assuming that whatever a person does to the ship's hardware once it's
converted to the Experimental category is 'essentially trivial' (as in,
doesn't tinker with primary structure), a reasonable answer is 'very little.'
For examples you can go as far back as Wil Schuemann's Diamant and
'Schuemannized Libelle' from the early 1970's. More recent examples would be
(eventually) ATC-ed German ships imported prior to obtaining reciprocal U.S.
licensing.

That noted, conversion likely *will* reduce the potential pool of buyers,
since there seems (to me, anyway) to be a proportion of U.S. pilots who simply
*never* will consider purchasing an experimentally licensed glider.

Regards,
Bob - never owned a non-experimental, post-1-26 sailplane - W.