The EAA is working hard with the FAA to clearly define the new ruling on kit built aircraft. This ruling comes as a result of the FAA’s concern over “defacto” manufactures or companies that build kit aircraft for people. These companies are a big help for someone like me, who has considered several kit aircraft for ownership, yet don’t have the time, true desire or expertise to get a kit plane built before I die and hopefully that is still 50 years off.

The FAA is making a ruling to better define the 51% rule requirement or the requirement that the owner of the plane perform 51% or more of the work to build the aircraft. See the FAA report althought the final result is still open for review and final decision. Contact the EAA or find out when or if you can participate in an FAA town meeting or forum. Until then the FAA has put a moratorium on certification of new kit build aircraft.

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