other RAA people taking the time to look out for the rest of us.
Drew
At 06:16 PM 2/23/2004 -0500, you wrote:
DrewFirst off I apologize for getting Pierre's blood pressure up...his Legacy
(that in fact he has just sold to a gentleman in Attwood) will be fine, in
time, with a little more footwork and phone calls by owner and TC . The
other's I mentioned are still VERY up in the air with at least one of them
owned ("builder of record") by an Easterner and TC down there saying there
is no way they will issue it a flight permit as the guy definitely has not
"personally overseen the construction or assembly of the major portion of
the aircraft" (as per Chapter 549 and the exemption dated April 23, 2002).
Will be a real shame on a $600,000 US aircraft and I hope that he selects a
nice pole (for the lawn ornament)
Another day lost to bureaucracy but felt it was in everyone's best interest
to get an inside "thread" on this issue! No clear cut direction that I can
share at this time.. as I have been asked to keep the draft "instruction"
that the group of us put together today on the QT until it goes into and
comes back from Ottawa (since they may say "no way", let the guy write a
cheque... we don't care!!). What I can share though is that the outcome to
this stage is...as per the Exemption to 549... that the construction of the
aircraft >MUST< be subject to the builders overall control. This does not
mean writing the cheque at the end of the month, but full knowledge of what
the "pro" is doing with your airplane, how it went together, how everything
works etc and you must have full knowledge of all this as you the builder
(owner -check writer) must be the one with the knowledge to get you through
the final inspection..NOT the guy that built it for you.
Also, Ontario TC office accepts all the paperwork that accompanied the
Federal Exemption when it came out outlining such things as Placard changes
and gross weight increases to 5000lbs on amateur builts. Apparently though,
the BC office (that has no problems with design changes to gross weight or
airframe without anyone's permission) doesn't accept the attached paperwork
that came out with the exemption (since they are not referenced in the
signed exemption). They only accept the signed exemption itself "to allow
professional assistance" and "importation of US aircraft". Apparently they
do not recognize the 5000lb gross weight nor the new placards and will only
allow aircraft at the old 3968lb max gross weight to be registered in BC.
Clear as the Frazer river in the spring!!
Solution...keep building... it's worth it in the end! (or drop by the shop
as often as you can if paying someone to do it for you... until this is all
straightened out!)
Wayne
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