X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:15:01 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from elasmtp-scoter.atl.sa.earthlink.net ([209.86.89.67] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.5) with ESMTP id 3034851 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:39:22 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.86.89.67; envelope-from=leighton@teleport.com DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=dk20050327; d=teleport.com; b=JETZvtzhMtuotiBq+kIZnZzlJkHSBOsoCg+CAQw2hGJvvXBP79HDv/mtqArDtGFt; h=Received:Message-ID:From:To:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:X-MimeOLE:X-ELNK-Trace:X-Originating-IP; Received: from [71.56.134.79] (helo=user) by elasmtp-scoter.atl.sa.earthlink.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1KKkMO-0000Ie-5l for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:38:44 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <000601c8ead2$831ee190$4f863847@user> From: "Leighton" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mail list" Subject: 51% rule X-Original-Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:38:43 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0003_01C8EA97.D635CAF0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 X-ELNK-Trace: ea0fe3d44b30ba0fc355332e9c4b49d599594df05feb3df10c6f324bd918ec4502948a5df7b5be90350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 71.56.134.79 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C8EA97.D635CAF0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have been dabbling in this homebuilt airplane thing for a couple = decades now and have heard many interpretations and opinions relating to = the ever nebulous "51%" rule. One that keeps coming up is that there = are several areas that supposedly can be done professionally without = affecting the builder doing 51%. Depending who you talk to they include = paint, upholstery, instrument panel, avionics component installation, = wiring, and engine hookups. Does anyone know for sure if some or all of = these things are true or is all of this just more urban legends. I've = had conversations with local FSDO folks about this and, although I know = it's hard to believe, they don't seem to know for sure either. If it's = a fact that all of these can be farmed out to the pros without = encroaching on the 51% then does that mean if the amateur builder does = all or most of them he, or she, gets credit for a larger percentage of = the total? I don't see anything in the new "improved" proposal that = addresses any of these issues. Again, if anyone has any knowledge of = this I would love to know. Leighton Mangels ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C8EA97.D635CAF0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I have been dabbling in this homebuilt airplane = thing for a=20 couple decades now and have heard many interpretations and opinions = relating to=20 the ever nebulous "51%" rule.  One that keeps coming up is = that there=20 are several areas that supposedly can be done professionally without = affecting=20 the builder doing 51%.  Depending who you talk to they include = paint,=20 upholstery, instrument panel, avionics component installation, wiring, = and=20 engine hookups.  Does anyone know for sure if some or all of these = things=20 are true or is all of this just more urban legends.  I've had = conversations=20 with local FSDO folks about this and, although I know it's hard to = believe, they=20 don't seem to know for sure either.  If it's a fact that all of = these can=20 be farmed out to the pros without encroaching on the 51% then does that = mean if=20 the amateur builder does all or most of them he, or she, gets = credit for a=20 larger percentage of the total?  I don't see anything in the new = "improved"=20 proposal that addresses any of these issues.  Again, if anyone has = any=20 knowledge of this I would love to know.
 
Leighton Mangels
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