Building Time toward A&P License

Lct727 · #1 08-04-2009, 09:49 AM

I was wondering if anyone had knowledge on the required practical experience need to gain your A&P license and if so, would building an RV kit constitute toward the practical experience time needed. Thanks....

Mel · #2 08-04-2009, 11:52 AM

Actually according to the regulations, all experience must be on certificated aircraft. The reasoning being that you are working to a "standard" (the type certificate).
Having said that, I know of several people who have obtained their A&P based on building amateur-built aircraft.
It depends on the FAA facility you are working with. It seems that the overall trend is to allow amateur-built experience to count.

mcjon77 · #3 08-04-2009, 02:55 PM

There were actually two presentations at Oshkosh that covered this. Both presenters knew folks that did it that way. Both also said to find a FSDO that will work with you and keep VERY detailed notes on what you did during your build and maintenance.

loopfuzz · #4 08-04-2009, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Mel

Actually according to the regulations, all experience must be on certificated aircraft.

Like Jon said, it's up to the FSDO according to the examiner that I heard give the forum speech. He said there wasn't anything that said it must be work on a certificated aircraft. But that each FSDO may interpret it differently.

The examiner also mentioned that you don't have to have your work signed off by a A&P, but that keeping your own logs to show what you did is a very good idea. Which all of us builders are doing anyways!

Chris.