Uncertainty over what new policies the FAA might propose is already hurting some manufacturers and builders of kit aircraft. Isn’t this discussion adding to the damage?
Preserving the Amateur-Built Category and the 51% Rule is a critical goal for all of general aviation. While FAA officials are deciding what policy changes to enact, some uncertainty is unavoidable and we sympathize with the builders and the companies affected by that uncertainty. But EAA has a responsibility to its members to provide open, honest, and timely information about issues like this.
Related Questions
- Uncertainty over what new policies the FAA might propose is already hurting some manufacturers and builders of kit aircraft. Isn’t this discussion adding to the damage?
- Why doesn’t BasedAircraft.com and the FAA’s Form 5010-1 report have the same values for based aircraft?
- Doesn the FAA already have tail-numbers and their owners in their database of registered aircraft?
