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Old 03-30-2011, 07:57 PM
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Looking at a RV project. The guy selling is the 2nd owner. He states he has all the original paper work from Vans. Bill of sale from 1st owner but there is no logs of the work performed. I would say it is probably 85% complete. Am I going to be able to get credit as amateur builder? The owner claims no problem but he is obviously trying to sell an airplane.
Appreciate any advice.
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Old 03-30-2011, 08:06 PM
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Let me Google that for you.

http://www.eaa.org/govt/ab_qa.asp

Q: I bought a partially completed project. How does the FAA handle the work already done by the previous owner (none of it commercial), and will that affect my ability to get the repairman authorization or have it certificated?

A: If you are purchasing a kit from another amateur-builder, you need to obtain evidence—logs, pictures, etc.—from the previous builder sufficient to show that the major portion of the aircraft was completed by amateurs. The FAA does count the previous amateur-builder work as amateur-completed tasks. The total of all tasks completed by all amateur builders (yourself and any before or after you) must be the major portion (that is, more than 51 percent) of the total tasks. As long as this is the case, the aircraft is eligible for an amateur-built airworthiness certificate.
Eligibility for a repairman certificate is not based on percentage of work accomplished on an amateur-built project. The eligibility for the certificate requires that the applicant was one of the builders and “show to the satisfaction of the Administrator that the individual has the requisite skill to determine whether the aircraft is in a condition for safe operations.” The FAA is not required to issue a repairman certificate to any builder regardless of the percentage of work he or she may have done on a project unless it can determine the individual has the skills necessary to determine the aircraft in question is in a condition for safe operation.

Q: If the kit is 90 percent finished by a previous owner, so I don’t do most of the work, can I still certificate it?

A:
Yes, again the requirement is that the major portion is constructed by amateur(s) for their own education or recreation. However the burden to prove that the previous 90 percent of the work was done by an amateur solely for his or her own education or recreation is on the applicant. So one needs to be ready to show evidence in the forms of logs, pictures, videos, and affidavits that the previous builder was an amateur.

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Old 03-30-2011, 08:56 PM
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Default Yep!

That's about the jist of it!
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Old 03-30-2011, 09:05 PM
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There are no logs and no pictures from the original or present owner. The present owner has never touched the project. If the original owner can't be found hopefully an affidavit from the present guy will suffice. I hate to bank on a hopefully.
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Old 03-30-2011, 11:14 PM
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When the FAA inspected my -9A... he went through my Kitlog Pro logbook, page by page. He spent as much time looking over my logbook as he did looking over the plane. My 2 cents would be that without previous records of the build, you're stepping into a licensing abyss.
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Old 03-31-2011, 08:46 AM
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I was/am in a similar position, bought an RV-4 at about 95% complete.

I didn't get the Repairman's Certificate but I do all my own maintaince except signing off the plane as airworthy after each annual.

I have a local A&P take a look behind me and if he's happy I'm signed off,
has never been a problem. Besides I like having another set of eyes checking to see if I missed anything.

IMO, it's a non issue...don't worry about it and move on.


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Old 03-31-2011, 05:10 PM
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85% complete. 51% to go!

Just buy it WISC and don't look back.
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