Originally posted by svyolo
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You are publishing on a public forum your ideas. You care. You are building a Bearhawk. Others will follow ideas published on this forum. If they "like" a bad idea, they will believe it as truth.
If you choose not to read the Advisory Circulars, then find, contact and develop a very good relationship now with a DAR that you will use and pay him to be a mentor. Think of him as your commanding officer. (I hope you have one close by. The closest DAR to me is 100 miles away, he doesn't know me from Adam.)
But here is really the key take away I want the guy just starting out to understand......
Advisory Circulars are not regulatory in nature, but it is today's approved interpretation of the regulation. "This is how we are interpreting things today and it how we want things done." The DAR's and builders need this certainty, and if the AC is followed, a builder is entitled to an Airworthiness Certificate.
The advisory circular I am attaching was written in 2009 and applies to all EAB aircraft. That is not very old, it is very specific. The EAA and FAA have a very good working relationship, and I believe the EAA was instrumental in working with the FAA when this AC was published in order to address problem areas. It used today by DAR's and builders. I will fill out the checklist for my inspection some day. I don't expect my aircraft to be granted an airworthiness certificate without it. If your kit is am approved kit, you won't need to fill it out. The Patrol is not Approved. Not sure about the B model. Think the A model is approved.
Certificatio of Amature Built Aircraft AC_20-27G.pdf
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