Posted for "John W. Cox" <johnwcox@pacificnw.com>:

 Mike, if your post read "the Builder/Repairman completed a majority of
 the Approved Checklist Tasks" is a lot more to the issue than "a major
 portion of the work".  That is what caused confusion on hours to
 certification.  Unfortunately, it is not about complexity, hours
 invested or money.  It is a focus on archaic task lists.  Last year,
 more aircraft were completed and certificated as Amateur Built than
 Certified under Part 23, in the GA four seat and under category.
 Without Cirrus (a former Amateur build team) that number would be even
 more skewed to the economic force of Amateur Built FAA Approved Kits.
 The Hurricane Warning of the approaching storm is clear.
 
 
 John