KITPLANES editor Marc Cook talks with EAA’s Sean Elliott and Tom Charpentier about the proposed changes to Experimental Phase I flight test that could offer an alternative to 25- or 40-hour flight test programs. These changes could dramatically shorten Phase I flight test while also making it more effective for the builder and subsequent owners of any amateur-built aircraft.
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