Mel Asberry
Mel Asberry is an experienced Designated Airworthiness Representative specializing in Experimental/Amateur-Built aircraft. He and his wife, Ann, have built seven amateur-built airplanes including two ultralight types, a Moni Motorglider, a Dragonfly Mk2, two RV-6s and a Zenair CH 601HDS. They are currently building a scratch-built biplane.
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Applying for a Repairman Certificate, importing Experimentals, converting an SLSA Cub to ELSA.
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Complying with the 51% rule, bringing Canadian aircraft into the U.S., adding auxiliary fuel tanks, using non-TSOd ADS-B in an Ercoupe.
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Transferring an aircraft's repairman certificate, replacing a lost airworthiness certificate, converting a certified aircraft to Experimental.
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Proving compliance with the 51% rule, licensing ELSA or E/A-B, using an LSA commercially.
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Condition inspections, N-number problems, removing an electrical system and transponder.
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Overweight LSA, paperwork confusion for a DAR inspection, converting an SLSA to an ELSA.
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Two engines, one prop; ownership without a sales receipt; ultralight registered as E/A-B.
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Confusion about FAA Form 8130-12, replacing the 2-inch Experimental placard, selling an engine.
In Case You Missed It
Flight Testing
Personnel roles, emergency contingencies, communications-there are many moving parts involved in the first flight of a homebuilt. Paul Dye catalogs them and offers a sample flight plan that worked for him.
A Brief, Un-Researched History of Cockpit Noise Solutions
There are things from our collective past that leave me gob-smacked. Homes were painted...