The funny thing is that chances are you'll all of this due diligence and the FAA inspector or DAR will hardly look at any of the documentation.

I had a whole table laid out with plans, builder's log, flight test program, log books, etc., and the FAA guy just sort of nodded at the binders when I told him what they are.

"I know you built it just by the way you're standing and looking at it," he said.