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Homebuilders Corner |
It is suggested that anyone planning to construct an aircraft should submit a “letter of Intent” to the MDRA for the following reasons:
- It helps to determine the number and location of inspectors required;
- It creates a paper trail of the project, very useful if the project has to be disposed of prior to completion;
- It is mandatory under the regulations.
It should also be noted that an Advanced Ultra Light Aircraft (AULA) must be built either as a kit or purchased already built by the factory. If considering a plans-built aircraft that would normally be an AULA, it must be built under the “Amateur Built” regulations. For more info, “The COPA Guide to Amateur Built” is an excellent reference, available on the COPA website or as a printed handbook.
An oversight in CAR’s has been corrected; it is now legal for owners to sign out abnormal occurrence repairs to homebuilts and owner maintained aircraft.
Denis Louiseize is now the new MDRA Inspector for North Bay and area.
Click on the links below to visit our Homebuilder's Photo Gallery.
Carl Haglund's Windshield Fabrication
Doug Blanchfield's Kitfox Build
Attention all Zenith Zodiac Builders !! There has been Zodiac crash!!
Open the two following links for details.
Zodiac Crash Details http://www.zenithair.com/news/ntsb-astm-4-09a.html
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