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.

Quote Originally Posted by rosiejerryrosie View Post
Quote Originally Posted by martymayes View Post

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...