I’m a Warbird/Vintage/Ultralight enthusiast. Why should I care about the Amateur-Built Category?
Today, homebuilt aircraft make up roughly one fifth of the active single-engine general aviation (GA) fleet. Homebuilders have launched many innovations in aircraft design and composition, including materials, building techniques, electronic instrumentation, flight systems, and more. Innovations introduced on homebuilt aircraft are found today in certified GA, commercial, and military aircraft — even spacecraft. The entire aviation community, and general aviation in particular, benefits from the technological advances fostered by the Amateur-Built Category. And a growing, dynamic homebuilt community helps make aviation more affordable and more accessible to everyone.
