> 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.

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 have
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 Airplane
Log. Joe Hull
Cozy Mk-IV #991 (In Phase1 Flight Test - 10.9 hrs flown) Redmond (Seattle), Washington