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On Fri, 24 Nov 2006 04:36:22 GMT, USER <user@newsgroups.com> wrote:
>Greetings all, the Pipistrel Sinus and Virus aircraft have been
>inspected over the last couple of days and have been accepted by the
>FAA is a 51% accepted kit.
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>This means that any customers purchasing these aircraft as kits don't
>have to worry about certification themselves as it has already been
>completed.
Ummm, well, no. Aircraft still have to go through the certification process.
The 51%-certification is a nice-to-have, but in itself doesn't guarantee the FAA
will certify the airplane as Experimental Amateur-Built. It's still possible
for the FAA to reject certification of an individual aircraft.
Ron Wanttaja
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Re: Pipistrel Kit Aircraft now FAA 51% Accepted
