Project: Citabria 7 GCBCrebuilt in the experimental category

[Franky]

It's the same for us, we don't get any points for the fuselage, however, we can get point for adding something to the fuselage, a second door (sea plane door) floats
attachements, a cargo door, as long as you can provide proof that you made it yourself, just changing the fuselage by adding or removing some tubings, changing the shape, does not count, it have to be something new that was not on the fuselage before.

We have pretty much the same 51% score sheet, might be the same one actually.

the Owner maintenance program have his limits and that one for sure, you will not be able to sell it in the US.

If you want to have a look at the Canadian Rules , just type: Transport Canada Chapter 549 in Google, the part that talk about the 51% rule is 549.7 MATERIEL,
like i said, i did not read the US rules, but normally, we are quite closed to what you are doing south of the border.

[Franky]

Also of interest: go to MD-RA.com, click on Construction Progress, scroll down the page until you see: SI-549-001, click on it , on this page you will see a lot
of box on the left hand side, scroll down until you find SI-459-001, there's a lot more there about the 51% rule and what you can and can't do.

[Franky]

My mistake, it is CONSTRUCTION PROCESS and SI stand for STAFF INSTRUCTION, this where you will find SI-549-001.

[brown bear]

AC 20-27G might be a good read for those building a EAB aircraft in the U.S.
for use of type certificated salvage parts start reading on page 11