interpretation of CAO 95.55 (Training Aircraft)

[pylon500]

Many people have the idea of building their own aircraft, and then being taught to fly in it.

 

Regardless of the various interpretations of the assorted rules, a totally different set of rules usually crop up that defeat the intended 'cost cutting' purpose, and that is that when you finish building your 19-xxxx, someone then has to fly a minimum of 25 hours in it before it can be flown dual!

 

By the time you've insured and put 25 hours of fuel through it, plus all the 'tweaks' that go with a new aircraft, it's probably quicker to just learn at a school or club, get one of the instructors to test fly it and brief you on it, then finish the test time yourself, already as a pilot.

 

Obviously this is not really ideal, but this is the interpretation that comes about once bureaucracy takes over and common sense disappears.