REFLECTOR: 51% rule changes

[Rene Dugas]

Andy,
Well constructed document. Look forward to your reply.
Rene'

Rene' Dugas, MD
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On Sep 11, 2008, at 2:52 PM, "Andy Millin" <amillin at sbcglobal.net>  
wrote:

> Hello Collective,
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> I have not been too concerned about the proposed changes to the 51%  
> rule.  That being said, I couldn’t quite forget about it either.
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> I’m not sure what made them want to change the rules now.  I guess i 
> t doesn’t really matter, because they are.
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> I have spoken with Scott Baker.  The man knows his stuff.  He spent  
> a good deal of his time working things through with me.  Thanks Scott.
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> I have spoken with Earl Lawrence from EAA.  Earl must been seen as  
> the ultimate knowledge source on the subject.
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> I had heard that our kits were grandfathered and therefore not at  
> issue.  The answers turns out to be yes and no.
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> If you took delivery of your kit from Velocity, and you built it  
> without commercial assistance, then you can essentially fill out the  
> FAA equivalent of a 1040EZ, go directly to the hangar, pass go and  
> collect your airworthiness certificate.
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> If you check the commercial assistance box, then you are subject to  
> the long form.  The long form has 187 questions of home building  
> goodness.  Including things like did you make your propeller or weld  
> your exhaust.  I would not want to cause undue alarm as I believe we  
> are still ok.
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> My heartburn comes just thinking that an examiner could have a chip  
> on their should and the rules on the page to declare my baby “yard a 
> rt.”  There are gray areas.  Things that are not comfortable leaving 
>  to an unknown person’s discretion or whim.
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> I have submitted my response to the FAA.  I attached a copy to this  
> email if anyone want to take a look.  We have until 9/20/2008 to do  
> so.
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> This is one that could touch you personally.
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> FYI,
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> Andy
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> Andy Millin
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> amillin at sbcglobal.net
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> <FAA 51 response.doc>
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