To those of us who were wondering about partial completed kits, etc.
Subpart E--Repairmen
Sec. 65.101 Eligibility requirements: General.
(a) To be eligible for a repairman certificate a person must--
(1) Be at least 18 years of age;
(2) Be specially qualified to perform maintenance on aircraft or components
thereof, appropriate to the job for which he is employed;
(3) Be employed for a specific job requiring those special qualifications
by a certificated repair station, or by a certificated commercial operator
or
certificated air carrier, that is required by its operating certificate or
approved operations specifications to provide a continuous airworthiness
maintenance program according to its maintenance manuals;
(4) Be recommended for certification by his employer, to the satisfaction
of the Administrator, as able to satisfactorily maintain aircraft or
components, appropriate to the job for which he is employed;
(5) Have either--
(i) At least 18 months of practical experience in the procedures,
practices, inspection methods, materials, tools, machine tools, and
equipment
generally used in the maintenance duties of the specific job for which the
person is to be employed and certificated; or
(ii) Completed formal training that is acceptable to the Administrator and
is specifically designed to qualify the applicant for the job on which the
applicant is to be employed; and
(6) Be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language, or,
in the case of an applicant who does not meet this requirement and who is
employed outside the United States by a certificated repair station, a
certificated U.S. commercial operator, or a certificated U.S. air carrier,
described in paragraph (c) of this section, have his certificate endorsed
"Valid only outside the United States."
(b) This section does not apply to the issuance of repairman certificates
(experimental aircraft builder) under Sec. 65.104.
[Doc. No. 1179, 27 FR 7973, Aug. 10, 1962, as amended by Amdt. 65-11, 32 FR
13506, Sept. 27, 1967; Amdt. 65-24, 44 FR 46781, Aug. 9, 1979; Amdt. 65-27,
47 FR 13316, Mar. 29, 1982]
Sec. 65.103 Repairman certificate: Privileges and limitations.
(a) A certificated repairman may perform supervise the maintenance,
preventive maintenance, or alteration of aircraft or aircraft components
appropriate to the job for which the repairman was employed and
certificated,
but only in connection with duties for the certificate holder by whom the
repairman was employed and recommended.
(b) A certificated repairman may not perform or supervise duties under the
repairman certificate unless the repairman understands the current
instructions of the certificate holder by whom the repairman is employed and
the manufacturer's instructions for continued airworthiness relating to the
specific operations concerned.
[Doc. No. 18241, Amdt. 65-26, 45 FR 46738, July 10, 1980]
Sec. 65.104 Repairman certificate--experimental aircraft builder--
Eligibility, privileges and limitations.
(a) To be eligible for a repairman certificate (experimental aircraft
builder), an individual must--
(1) Be at least 18 years of age;
(2) Be the primary builder of the aircraft to which the privileges of the
certificate are applicable;
(3) Show to the satisfaction of the Administrator that the individual has
the requisite skill to determine whether the aircraft is in a condition for
safe operations; and
(4) Be a citizen of the United States or an individual citizen of a foreign
country who has lawfully been admitted for permanent residence in the United
States.
(b) The holder of a repairman certificate (experimental aircraft builder)
may perform condition inspections on the aircraft constructed by the holder
in accordance with the operating limitations of that aircraft.
(c) Section 65.103 does not apply to the holder of a repairman certificate
(experimental aircraft builder) while performing under that certificate.
[Amdt. 65-24, 44 FR 46781, Aug. 9, 1979]
The term "Primary Builder" is what I find to be the variable.
All kits for sale in the U.S. are evaluated for the 51% rule.
Many have a wide margin, for example, the RV series.
A thousand rivets is a lot of effort, and it's expected that these will need
finishing and painting.
Add to that a complicated instrument panel and you can see what I mean.
Perhaps the company will tell us what is the marginal breakdown.
Nic - a145
:)
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