Aero-News: Quote of the Day

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"As you know, we've got a proposed policy change for homebuilts. It's come to our attention that some companies may be skirting the letter of the law by selling a kit that requires nothing more than two turns of a screwdriver. For safety's sake, we just can't allow that. It's not right, and it circumvents the very safeguards that are put in place to protect everyone in the system. When we say that '51 percent of the plane has to be put together by the builder and not the kit maker,' we mean it. In my opinion, 51 percent is appropriate. The aim here of the policy change isn't to punish. It's for your safety and for the integrity of the system."

Source: FAA Acting Administrator Robert Sturgell, speaking Thursday at the EAA's annual "Meet The Administrator" forum at AirVenture.

FMI: www.airventure.org, www.faa.gov