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The main idea seems to be to build an amateur built aircraft using MOSTLY
certified aircraft components. Such a project is a kind of balancing act I
suppose?
In such a case, you remove the original manufacturer identification plate.
The process involves other things too. Basicly you have to rename the plane.
Here's some information about the matter:
http://www.v8seabee.com/aircraft_usa_regulations.asp
Here's the FAA (51% rule) check list.
http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgAdvisoryCircular.nsf/0/3209fec2139ccb3f862569af006ab9e9/$FILE/AC20-139.pdf
JP
"150flivver" <timothywitt@hotmail.com> wrote in
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> On the AOPA board an individual is rebuilding a Bellanca Viking and
> claims that as long as he can show he rebuilt 51% of the aircraft, he
> can relicense it as a homebuilt experimental. Is this so? Seems like
> all the basket cases that I have seen rebuilt from the ground up are
> still certified as manufactured aircraft. Why wouldn't you see more
> experimental Cessnas, Pipers and such?
>
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Re: Rebuilding to Experimental
