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    Quote Originally Posted by stever70 View Post
    You dont have to show that you built 51% of the plane to register it as experimental. The plane itself needs to meet the 51% rule. You just wont get the repairmans cert for them, so an A&P will have to inspect all work and do the annual inspection
    Half correct. Anybody can work on an experimental aircraft; it doesn't need to be an A&P. An A&P (or repairman certificate) is only needed for the annual inspection.

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    The amateur-built route simply won't work as none of these 'vehicles' fit the definition that the "major portion was fabricated and assembled for recreation/education.
    How come? Were they built for commercial use? I would think they were built for recreation....
    It may have been built to be used for recreation, but if paid guys at the factory built it, it wasn't "built" for recreation...

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    Quote Originally Posted by martymayes View Post
    That's an interesting suggestion...however, I though a 2-seat basic ultralight in Canada was limited to to training roles. Might be worth investigating.
    A basic Ultralight in Canada can have a maximum of 2 seats, a max gross weight of 1200 pounds, stall at 45mph or less at gross weight and must have a minimum useful load of (175+1/2engine horsepower) in pounds for a single seater, and (350 + 1/2 engine horsepower) in pounds for a 2 seater. However, a basic ultralight may not carry passengers. Two licensed pilots having either a UL permit or private license, or an instructor and student are the only legal ways to fly two people in a basic ultralight in Canada. Most "fat" ultralights would fall into the Basic Ultralight definition above, and should be able to be registered in Canada. Two seaters may be registered and flown solo without any problem.

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    Pics or it never happened!

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    Quote Originally Posted by martymayes View Post
    Say you come across 2 complete, maybe enough pieces for 2 more, 2-place (aka "fat") ultralights in a soon to be abandoned barn. They've been stored for a number of years and were never registered as LSA. Looking for (more) suggestions on what to do with them.
    OK Marty, what did you finally do with the planes/parts you 'came across'?

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    Quote Originally Posted by mike65401 View Post
    OK Marty, what did you finally do with the planes/parts you 'came across'?
    And don't forget the pics!

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