The Tundra we just finished had been in work for nearly a decade by our partner. As we were getting ready for inspection, he spent hours going back and finding old photos, annotating the plans book from his random notes as to when things were done, and pulling this all together in a nice package. On inspection day, he moved his big screen computer to the hangar so he could show off the log.
Sure enough....the FSDO guys never asked to see it, and issued me the Repairman's Certificate on the spot. They might have looked at the magazine before they came, so felt they didn't need to.....your mileage may vary of course!
Bottom line - make a good internet presence when you build, and it will be easy to show that you were the builder.
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Paul F. Dye
Editor at Large - KITPLANES Magazine
RV-8 -
N188PD - "Valkyrie"
RV-6 (By Marriage) - N164MS - "Mikey"
RV-3B - N13PL - "Tsamsiyu"
A&P, EAA Tech Counselor/Flight Advisor
Dayton Valley Airpark (A34)
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