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The concerns are legit. Maintenance (even Major Modifications) on a 
Homebuilt can be done by your pet monkey, as long as he can leave his 
mark in the a/c log. But the Condition Inspection can be signed off only 
by the holder of the Repairman's Certificate (issued only to the 
builder) or by someone holding at least an A&P ticket.

I'd suggest finding someone with *only* an A&P (no IA) rating. There are 
a lot of guys out there that have A&P's that don't try to earn a living 
with them, so there's less (perceived) risk.

If you can educate your local guy on what he's really signing off, then 
that would be better. He isn't signing off an Airworthiness Inspection; 
Homebuilts cannot be 'airworthy' as defined by FAA rules. The proper 
Condition Inspection statement simply says that the plane is in a 
condition for safe flight at the time he signs the log. If you can fly 
it with the alternative engine for most of a year prior to the next 
condition inspection, that might go a long way toward convincing him 
that it can be safe. You could buy a flying plane (assuming it's already 
got its airworthiness cert), install the alternative engine (major mod), 
notify the FAA & fly off the required 5 hours, & then you're good to go 
until the next condition inspection. Details vary slightly depending on 
when the Operating Limitations were issued, but that's about all there 
is to it.

Charlie

On 11/30/2011 04:42 PM, Scott Emery wrote:
> As the engine 'manufacturer' wouldn't you do the condition inspection entry in the engine&  prop logs?
> I don't see a problem here...
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Nov 30, 2011, at 12:14 PM, William Wilson<fluffysheap@gmail.com>  wrote:
>
>> I'm still looking at buying a rotary-powered Cozy (or buying a regular Cozy and putting a rotary in it).
>>
>> The builder of the plane I'm looking at has already agreed to do conditional inspections on it, but at some point that arrangement may no longer be possible and at that point the plane turns into a pumpkin unless an agreeable A&P/IA can be found to do the inspection.
>>
>> I've talked to my local Cozy expert (Burrall Sanders) and while he's happy to do conditional inspections in general, he's not willing to do one on an automotive engine conversion.  Someday I might talk him into it, but not yet.
>>
>> Does anyone have any advice?  I'm not particularly concerned about where, I'd be willing to go wherever is necessary.
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