Regulations and Government
Kitbuilt policy due out soon to guide builders and feds
The Experimental Aircraft Association (Booth No.

The Experimental Aircraft Association (Booth No. 1263) and its members, following last month’s publication of the final report of the 2008 Amateur-Built Aircraft Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC), eagerly anticipate the publication of FAA orders and advisory materials that will provide guidance to FAA inspectors, designated airworthiness representatives and the builders of experimental aircraft kits.

The 2008 ARC’s report follows a 2006 ARC report on amateur-built aircraft, which was published in February 2008. An FAA request for public comment about proposed changes recommended in the 2006 ARC report generated 2,273 public comments to the FAA during its five-month comment period in late 2008. About 1,300 comments came from EAA members.