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Buy certified airplane and convert to experimental?

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DLrocket89

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Location
Janesville, Wi
Hi everyone,

I have a quick question...searchbar failed me, so I'm going to ask.

I know that part of the "pull" of experiemental airplanes is reduced maintainence costs, because you can do the work yourself. Can you buy a "certified" airplane (Cessna, Piper, whatever) and then "convert" it to experimental by doing the maintainence work yourself?

I ask because this would get me into the air a lot quicker than building a plane.

If I understand things properly, going that route would make it so that I could never have it be "certified" status again, which would have a large impact on resale value.

Is this possible?

Thanks for any replies!

Dustin Lobner
Rockford IL
 
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