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From: Bob White <rlwhite@comcast.net>
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On Mon, 1 May 2006 19:56:43 -0700
"Joe Hull" <joeh@pilgrimtech.com> wrote:

> > I think the A&P may be a problem also.  I need one because I didn't
> > build the airplane.  He sounded OK when I first talked to him, but more
> > recently he's been talking about checking to make sure the plane was
> > built to plans and stuff.  I think he's supposed to check the brakes,
> > make sure the flaps aren't falling off, etc.  I think his implication
> > is that the original builder could modify anything he wanted to, but
> > that I can't.  This view seems to me to go beyond the roll of the A&P
> > as I understand it.  I may have to find another one that understands
> > experimentals.
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> Bob, I hate to say it but I think your DAR is right on the A&P. Since you
> aren't the original "Manufacturer" you can't hold a "repairman's
> certificate" for your plane. I asked my DAR what would happen if I wanted=
 to
> buy an old Long-EZ and restore it. He said I could do the work but I'd ha=
ve
> to get an A&P to sign it off. So, you can still do the work but you have =
to
> find an A&P that is will to inspect your work and sign off in your Airpla=
ne
> Log.=20
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> Joe Hull
> Cozy Mk-IV #991 (In Phase1 Flight Test -=A010.9 hrs flown)=20
> Redmond (Seattle), Washington
>=20

Hi Joe,

Getting the repairman's certificate is definitely out.  I've known that
since purchasing the plane.  The A&P was making noises to the effect
that I couldn't modify the plane since I wasn't the original builder.
If he's concerned about the mods and won't sign off, that's one issue,
but AFAIK, I can make any mods I want as long as an A&P signs off.

Bob W.

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