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<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << Lancair Builders' Mail List >> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> Hello Ed, All, This is a perfect segue and opportunity for us to tout ourselves (briefly) to the Lancair community at large. We are a Builder Assistance Center located in Gilroy, California about 30 minutes' drive South of San Jose International Airport. Our website is www.AirCraftersLLC.com and contains more information about who we are and what we do. Basically, we work completely within the FARs and ACs regarding commercial builder assistance, and have a good working relationship with the San Jose, CA FSDO Safety Inspectors who sign off our customers' airworthiness certificates. Take a look at the "51% Rule" page on our website for more information about how this works. We supervise owner/builders in our shop (we currently have five projects under way), and everyone who places their project with us has complete access to their aircraft project 7-days a week. Many owner/builders come in and work several days a week on their planes right beside us, while others may come in only once every month or two. Some owners need or want more supervision than others. Each gets a dedicated tool storage locker and access to all our shop tools and machinery, as well as jigs and fixtures. We will not take delivery of a kit and build it entirely for a customer without their participation in the process. In all cases we assure that the owner/builder completes at least the minimum required fabrication and assembly operations to satisfy the regs and the FSDO. This really has nothing to do with hours. It has everything to do with FAA Form 8000-38 checklist items, and if an owner/builder can show documentation that they have completed at least 60 of the 119 fab/assembly operations called out for a standard-configuration fixed-wing aircraft, they can qualify to register as the manufacturer and also for the repairman certificate if they so desire. We manage the entire process for our customers so that they stay out of the "gray zone" and don't have any problems when it comes time to register and get their final inspection. The amount of time that we spend on a project, and bill the customer for, is entirely up to the customer. Of course, if a project is in our shop we expect to spend a certain minimum amount of time on it each month, an amount which is agreed upon in advance with each customer. We provide written estimates for everything and all contracts are in writing so that all expectations are set clearly and understandably, right up front. We have current licensed A&Ps and an IA on staff, and we perform repairs and restorations on completed experimentals as well as certified aircraft. We have experience with many types of composite, metal and wood aircraft, and will provide customer contacts to any interested party. Our shop rate is $50 per hour, and once again, the amount of time we spend on a project is controlled by the customer. We work very efficiently and we guarantee customer satisfaction and ultimate high-quality work. Anyway, thanks for your time and I'll sign off now. Please call us if you have any questions or interest in our services, and take a look at the website! Best Regards, Larry Graves AirCrafters Builder Assistance Center 5810 Obata Way Unit 7 Gilroy CA 95020 Tel 408-847-5957 Fax 408-847-6957 www.AirCraftersLLC.com >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LML website: http://www.olsusa.com/Users/Mkaye/maillist.html Builders' Bookstore: http://www.buildersbooks.com/lancair Please send your photos and drawings to marvkaye@olsusa.com. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>