Quote Originally Posted by 1600vw View Post
Why is it most people refer to thier Condition Inspection as an Annual? An Annual and a Condition Inspection are two different inspections. Does anyone see the reason why a Condition Inspection should Not be called an Annual?
Taxonomy via Similarity. They are basically identical to a production aircraft's annual inspection, it's natural to call it by the same name. The only difference is that there's no certification standard (type certificate) to compare it to.

It's also a good short cut. Tell non-homebuilder that your plane is having its "Conditional" inspection, they don't know what you mean. Use the term "annual inspection" and even non-pilots immediately grasp what's going on.

I tend to use the word "annual," unless I'm actually talking to my A&P to set it up. Then I use "Conditional Inspection" so he knows that I KNOW the difference.

Next: Biennial vs. Biannual Flight Review! :-)

Ron Wanttaja