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(b) A less burdensame (reduced FAA involvement) type oertification process;
(c) Giving greater credit to certification statements made by the applicant;
(d) Manufacturer-supervised pilot/owner participation in the construction and manufacturing inspection process; and
(e) Greater eligibility for pilot/owners to participate in the maintenance of their own aircraft under FAR Part 43.
(11) Kit-built aircraft type certificated under primary category may be issued an airworthiness certificate in either the primary category or experimental category. on the special airworthiness certificate-primary category side, if the airworthiness standards codified in the FAR, i.e., FAR Part 23, 27, 31, 33, and 35, are used for type oertification of an aircraft in the primary category, it should be easier for some primary category aircraft designs to be type certificated in one of the standard categories at a later date. Because the only difference in the type certification process between aircraft receiving primary category airworthiness certificates and aircraft receiving standard airworthiness certificates is the level of FAA involvement. On the experimental airworthiness certificate side, a builder assembling an aircraft of a design type certificated in the primary category, but not under the prime manufacturer's quality assurance supervision, may qualify for an experimental kit-built airworthiness oertificate under FAR § 21.191 (h) providing the components used were manufactured under an FAA approved production quality assurance system. The purchaser or owner of the kit is not required to assemble nor fabricate any specific portion of the kit; assistance for some or all of the work may be obtained from other souroes, such as the production holder or some other fabricator.
(12) As indicated, within the area defined by the dashed line, the European JAR-VIA may be utilized in four (4) different ways in the U.S.
aircraft certification system for very light airplanes:
(a) They may be used as a part of the certification basis to obtain a "normal" category type certificate uder FAR Part 23. The JAR- VIA are considered equivalent to the corresponding FAR Part 23 requirements for VLA type certification. Therefore, the JAR-VIA requirements plus certain additional FAR Part 23 requirements may be used as the certification basis for very light airplanes provided the engine and propeller installed have been type certificated by the FAA under FAR parts 33 and 35, respectively. operation at night and under IFR conditions would be acoeptable provided the additional FAR Part 23 requirements include those related to night and IF operations.
(b) They may be applied to obtain a type certificate as a special class aircraft, under FAR 21.17 (b), utilizing engines and propellers found to comply with JAR-22, or better. These airplanes will be eligible
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(c) They may be used to obtain a "prinary category" type certificate under the new procedures of FAR § 21.24 ; and, a special airworthiness certificate in the primary category under new FAR §21.184 - provided the airplane is produced under an FAA approved production quality assurance system (including P.C holder supervised pilot/owner construction and inspection), or is appropriately certified to the FAA by a recognized airworthiness authority of another country.
(d) Experimental kit-built airworthiness certificates may be issued for pilot/owner assembled kits of a design type certificated by the FAA using primary category procedures and the JAR-VIA, provided the kit components were manufactured under an FAA approved quality assurance system.