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Morgans wrote:
> "Ernest Christley" <echristley@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:45fda410$0$28143$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>> I've just been informed by the designer of the aircraft that I'm
>> building that there is a possibility that he may not allow me to use an
>> alternative engine. Granted that weight and balance, as well as power
>> requirements must reasonably lie within allowable ranges, what is the roll
>> of the kit or plans manufacturer in the final homebuilt aircraft? Will the
>> FAA award him the power to veto my airworthiness certificate?
>
> No way he can do anything other than stop supporting you, in any way.
>
> Do you have all of your parts from him? Do you think there is anything that
> you will absolutely need to ask him, from here on out, that you can not
> complete the airplane without his answers?
>
> If your answers are yes and no, then do not worry about it. All his plans
> are is a suggested way to build an airplane. How you build it and what
> modifications you make are entirely up to you.
>
> It figures he would pull that crap. I always thought he was a primadonna.
He never supplied parts, and getting him to answer a technical question
has always been like pulling an eye-tooth.
Follow the plans...but the part is not made anymore...stick to the
plans...but the measurements contradict...just stick to the plans...
I am going to call the Greensboro FSDO tomorrow and I have sent an email to
the EAA Headquarters. The idea that I can be cut off after 5years of
building really sticks in my craw. Even the insinuation is unbearable.
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Re: Whose airplane is it anyway?
