VIRGIL N SALISBURY wrote:

Virgil N. Salisbury - AMSOIL
www.lubedealer.com/salisbury
Miami ,Fl

I got this from the QList. Must reading for ALL homebuilders!
Change props, or even avionics that changes w/b, and this could hit
you.

This was posted over on the Corvair list and thought I'd post it over

here.

It got me to thinking about some of the things I've done and assumed

they

were not considered major. Wander 'bout my auxilary fuel tank -

that's messin' with the fuel system. I suppose the electronic
ignition I would
like

to install someday is also considered major. Anybody else recertified

their

airplanes for things like this?

LF

I think I posted this before, but it is worth reading.

http://www.ellison-fluid-systems.com/homebuilt_court_decision.htm

Larry Severson

Matt Prather wrote:

In my experience, it hasn't been difficult to make the aircraft legally
airworthy
after a modification.   If the wording in your cert is correct (most new
ones are),
you make the major change, make a log entry, fly a test period.  Log that,
and
sign off that the aircraft is to be returned to normal service.

If you have an old airworthiness cert, you may have to get a new one should
you make any major changes.  I don't think this requires the whole DAR
process.

It is useful to remember that these aircraft are experimental.  The rules
are set up
to allow experimenting.   The procedures for compliance from FSDO to FSDO may
vary.  Check with yours to find out what they want, and get that in writing.

Regards,

Matt-
VE N34RD, C150 N714BK

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