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From: "jkezele@juno.com" <jkezele@juno.com>
Subject: RE:FAA comment on new 51% A/B Ruling
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John,

I support your ideas and feelings concerning the 51% ruling. I am curren=
tly finishing a Lancair 360 that I purchase from another builder.  As a =
Board member of the Classic Jet Aircraft Association (CJAA), I can tell =
you that we are working hard to express our concerns about changes the F=
AA wants to make in the Experiment Exhibition category.  We are finding =
there is an old theme only with more vigor .... "REGULATE, REGULATE, REG=
ULATE."  This is not the only place that I am seeing a revival in the FA=
A.  In fact, last week prior to an airshow that I was flying in, FAA ins=
pectors saw my aircraft in a hanger having a pitot static check.  They t=
ook the liberty of going through my logbooks with out me being present. =
 All was well but this in my opinion is quite aggressive.  Now this may =
be an isolated incident, but they also enforced "essential crew only" fo=
r the airshow.  We have flown with a spotter in our rear seat for years,=
 if there is more then one aircraft in the air at the same time, especia=
lly if there is more than 200kts difference in airspeed.  One of the FAA=
's concerns on this issue was liability ... what if the aircraft crashed=
 ... there would be two dead instead of one.

This pressure to regulate and enforce is coming down from congress.  If =
we want to get anything done, or our voices heard, it will not happen by=
 writing or working with the FAA.  The CJAA has taken this approach for =
years with little results.  Our conclusion, take our concerns to Washing=
ton.  Of course, as you all know this takes money!

Regards,

John Kezele
Still building 51% =


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