jnorris
Member
The homebuilder community needs your help! The FAA has proposed changes to the Experimental Amateur Built rules that EAA believes will negatively impact the homebuilt movement.
We need you to do two things:
1. Comment on the FAA's proposed changes;
2. Spread the word - tell other builders and get them to comment.
The FAA's stated goal is to better control commercial activities that reduce the amateur builder's actual involvement in the project to less than the "major portion" (51%) required by the regulation (Ref: FAR 21.191(g) ).
EAA is concerned that the proposed changes place significant burdens on those who are building within the letter and spirit of the regulations while doing little to address excessive commercial assistance and "pro building".
Comments must be submitted by September 30, 2008. The main points that need to be communicated to the FAA are these:
• The amateur-built regulations as they stand right now are sufficient to stop excessive commercial assistance and "pro building". FAA should enforce the current regulation rather than implementing new policies that would have a negative impact on the entire homebuilder community.
• The regulations found in 21.191(g) only require the builder to fabricate and assemble the major portion of the amateur-built aircraft. No specific percentage of fabrication or assembly is specified. To require a specific percentage (e.g., at least 20% fabrication and 20% assembly) imposes a burden on the homebuilder community that is beyond the scope of the regulation, and is in fact regulation by policy.
EAA has prepared detailed comments and a sample letter that may help you formulate your letter to the FAA. For more info, see the following web page:
http://www.eaa.org/news/2008/2008-09-04_proposal.asp
Your comments may be submitted via email: [email protected]
Please email a copy of your submission to [email protected].
Or you can mail your comments to the following address:
Miguel L. Vasconcelos
Production and Airworthiness Division
AIR-200, Room 815
800 Independence Ave., SW
Washington, D.C. 20591
If you submit via US Mail, please send a copy to me at:
Joe Norris
EAA Aviation Center
P.O. Box 3086
Oshkosh, WI 54903-3086
Remember, your comments must be sent to the FAA by September 30th, so please take time right now to provide your input on this important issue.
We need you to do two things:
1. Comment on the FAA's proposed changes;
2. Spread the word - tell other builders and get them to comment.
The FAA's stated goal is to better control commercial activities that reduce the amateur builder's actual involvement in the project to less than the "major portion" (51%) required by the regulation (Ref: FAR 21.191(g) ).
EAA is concerned that the proposed changes place significant burdens on those who are building within the letter and spirit of the regulations while doing little to address excessive commercial assistance and "pro building".
Comments must be submitted by September 30, 2008. The main points that need to be communicated to the FAA are these:
• The amateur-built regulations as they stand right now are sufficient to stop excessive commercial assistance and "pro building". FAA should enforce the current regulation rather than implementing new policies that would have a negative impact on the entire homebuilder community.
• The regulations found in 21.191(g) only require the builder to fabricate and assemble the major portion of the amateur-built aircraft. No specific percentage of fabrication or assembly is specified. To require a specific percentage (e.g., at least 20% fabrication and 20% assembly) imposes a burden on the homebuilder community that is beyond the scope of the regulation, and is in fact regulation by policy.
EAA has prepared detailed comments and a sample letter that may help you formulate your letter to the FAA. For more info, see the following web page:
http://www.eaa.org/news/2008/2008-09-04_proposal.asp
Your comments may be submitted via email: [email protected]
Please email a copy of your submission to [email protected].
Or you can mail your comments to the following address:
Miguel L. Vasconcelos
Production and Airworthiness Division
AIR-200, Room 815
800 Independence Ave., SW
Washington, D.C. 20591
If you submit via US Mail, please send a copy to me at:
Joe Norris
EAA Aviation Center
P.O. Box 3086
Oshkosh, WI 54903-3086
Remember, your comments must be sent to the FAA by September 30th, so please take time right now to provide your input on this important issue.
