RV7Guy
Well Known Member
First, please no negative replies. I want to figure out how to do it, not why it can't be done.
It seems to me that the 40 hour Phase 1 requirement is antiquated. I'm not sure when it was established but I'm confident it was when Experimental aviation was still very much a science project. Now with so many prefabbed kits and clone type engines is there really a need to have the 40 hour requirement?
My thought is if your plane is a kit plane and uses clone type engine and proven propeller it should qualify for a 25 hour Phase 1.
The 40 hours would still apply if the engine is anything that began as an auto engine.
I'm willing to do the writing and submit the proposal to the FAA.
Thanks in advance.
It seems to me that the 40 hour Phase 1 requirement is antiquated. I'm not sure when it was established but I'm confident it was when Experimental aviation was still very much a science project. Now with so many prefabbed kits and clone type engines is there really a need to have the 40 hour requirement?
My thought is if your plane is a kit plane and uses clone type engine and proven propeller it should qualify for a 25 hour Phase 1.
The 40 hours would still apply if the engine is anything that began as an auto engine.
I'm willing to do the writing and submit the proposal to the FAA.
Thanks in advance.