Does grandfathering mean that kits on the approved list will automatically qualify for certification as Experimental Aircraft?
No. Certification of a completed aircraft project has never been a foregone conclusion—even for kits on the approved list. That fact will not change. The FAA’s 18 April 2008 notice reminded us that the FAA determines whether an amateur builder personally contributed enough to the construction of a particular aircraft, when the agency performs the airworthiness inspection. The builder still has to show that he or she did the work.
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