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Sport Pilot Airplanes - Homebuilt?
Anybody else notice the complete absence of the words "Homebuilt" in the
latest article about Sport Pilot on the EAA website http://www.airventure.org/2003/friaug1/sport_pilot.html. I have to wonder if the only "approved" airplanes will be commercially manufactured ones. Rich S. |
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On Fri, 8 Aug 2003 16:47:07 -0700, Rich S. wrote:
Anybody else notice the complete absence of the words "Homebuilt" in the latest article about Sport Pilot on the EAA website http://www.airventure.org/2003/friaug1/sport_pilot.html. I have to wonder if the only "approved" airplanes will be commercially manufactured ones. No, there are two distinct categories, one being Experimental Light and the other, which I can't remember the name from the seminar at OSH, are the manufactured ones. The Experimental Light , ala homebuilt, do _not_ have to abide by the now 51% rule as for the present category, Experimental, which will also remain in effect and receive a standard Airworthiness Certificate. The Experimental Light nor the manufactured ones receive an Airworthiness Cert, but rather a statement of compliance. To further complicate matters, there are two new categories of maintenance requirements and authorizations for these light airplanes. I'm trying to remember these points from the seminar at OSH, so terms aren't coming to mind but it is all published now. I'm sure there are others on the group who can readily give you all of the details. Their thinking, quite altruistic, was to try and make general aviation afordable for more people and entice them into the field. With the costs of new planes, the pilot pool will soon dimish. This driver's license medical is just an adjunct to the whole concept and program. At least this was my take from hearing the FAA presentation at OSH, and now I realize just how complicated this whole step is for the FAA. We don't really know from her statements, but it appears Blakely approved all that was previously published. Who knows what will actually become law when the DOT and others finish with it. ....Edwin -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ Edwin Johnson ....... ~ ~ http://www.shreve.net/~elj ~ ~ ~ ~ "Once you have flown, you will walk the ~ ~ earth with your eyes turned skyward, ~ ~ for there you have been, there you long ~ ~ to return." -- da Vinci ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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The approved planes will be the SLSA and ELSA
http://www.flyinggators.com/seminar/presentation.htm -- Have a good day and stay out of the trees! See ya on Sport Aircraft group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Sport_Aircraft/ Private Pilot in 10 days http://www.perfectplanes.com "Rich S." . I have to wonder if the only "approved" airplanes will be commercially manufactured ones. |
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On Fri, 8 Aug 2003 16:47:07 -0700, "Rich S."
wrote: Anybody else notice the complete absence of the words "Homebuilt" in the latest article about Sport Pilot on the EAA website http://www.airventure.org/2003/friaug1/sport_pilot.html. I have to wonder if the only "approved" airplanes will be commercially manufactured ones. As I recall I recently read in one of the aviation mags that *only* factory built airplanes would qualify. Even if you had a kit version of a manufactured airplane it wouldn't qualify. The problem is I don't remember which mag other than it wasn't Sport Aviation. "I think" it may have been either the AOPA Journal, or Flying and "I think" it was within the last three months. Roger Halstead (K8RI EN73 & ARRL Life Member) www.rogerhalstead.com N833R World's oldest Debonair? (S# CD-2) Rich S. |
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"Roger Halstead" wrote in message news On Fri, 8 Aug 2003 16:47:07 -0700, "Rich S." wrote: Anybody else notice the complete absence of the words "Homebuilt" in the latest article about Sport Pilot on the EAA website http://www.airventure.org/2003/friaug1/sport_pilot.html. I have to wonder if the only "approved" airplanes will be commercially manufactured ones. As I recall I recently read in one of the aviation mags that *only* factory built airplanes would qualify. Even if you had a kit version of a manufactured airplane it wouldn't qualify. The problem is I don't remember which mag other than it wasn't Sport Aviation. "I think" it may have been either the AOPA Journal, or Flying and "I think" it was within the last three months. Roger Halstead (K8RI EN73 & ARRL Life Member) www.rogerhalstead.com N833R World's oldest Debonair? (S# CD-2) Rich S. Subcommittee Chairman Tom Peghiny added, "All of us on the ASTM F-37.20 airplane subcommittee are pleased with the completion of the Standard Practice for Quality Assurance in the Manufacture of Light-Sport Airplanes. This is an important first step. The industry working with the FAA has shown that the ASTM process works for us and produces appropriate standards quickly." Peghiny is president of Flightstar Aircraft. This was cut and pasted off the EAA web site. I know Tom and believe me he is not going to set a standard that will rule out his own kit planes. |
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