Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Options for Partially Completed Kit

I don't know if you got an answer that really touched on the core of your question. You ask about kits that are for sale that have been substantially built by others. There are two different things under discussion here. The first is the 51% rule. That requires that 51% of the fabrication and assembly be completed by amateurs. The second thing is whether YOU have completed 51% of the work. There is NO such requirement. You could buy a kit that is 90% complete and finish it and register it as AB. And you could apply for the inspection certificate. The requirement is that 51% of the complete build was done by amateurs. The key is that you must be able to prove that with build logs from the other builders. So kits that are partially completed become problematic if logs don't exist and builders can't be found to fill in the blanks. Depending on the percentages, they may still be usable and the work not become orphaned. Before buying you should analyze the kit and builder logs to see if it still be completed to meet the rules.
Numerous examples exist of kits that went through many hands before completion.

Bill

--- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, "alienwes79" <elliott.wesley@...> wrote:
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> Hello Group,
>
> I currently have a SP PPC license and have been looking into the Zenith Ch 750 or 701 as well as the Kitfox.
>
> I see people selling projects where they completed 60-90 percent of the work but do not have the time or money to finish the project. What are the options for buying a kit like this?
>
> Could I buy a project and have a local A and P friend finish it? Would this be legit as an Experimental Amateur Built?
>
> Thanks for your time,
>
> Wesley
>




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