Mel Lewis wrote:

Hi,
Anyone know what the possibility of converting a cessna 180 to

experimental

is?
Crazy idea?
Rotary powered cessna?
Any thoughts?
-Mel-

Its complicated. Check with your local FSDO. They have a lot of
use restrictions and hoops to jump through. If it were not so everybody

would

do it to bypass the annual inspection by a certified IA.

Paul Lamar

Mel

Most FSDO's would probably want to put the aircraft in the
Experimental-Research and Development category which is much more
restrictive than the Homebuilt Experimental.  Exp-R&D is what Cessna, etal,
operate in with their developmental and FAA Certification test aircraft.
About the only quasi-normal operations that those test aircraft are allowed
to do is Market Survey and that is only after the FAA Certification testing
is essentially complete.

Dean Van Winkle  ( Cessna Flight Test Engineer years ago )
RV-9A  13B NA    N799DE (reserved)

 
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