Hangar Debrief
Randy Hooper, lef, talks about transition training with fellow Homebuilt Aircraf Council member Joe Gauthier.
Offering Training in Your
Experimental Amateur-Built Aircraft
How to obtain a Letter of Deviation Authority
By Randy Hooper
A better trained pilot is a safer pilot, so it's no surprise that the EAA, along with the FAA and National
Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), recommend that
all builders and subsequent owners of experimental
aircraft receive transition training before their first
solo flight. However, transition training can be difficult
to find or simply unavailable for a specific model
of aircraft. The main reason for this is the FAA's dim
view of using experimental aircraft for compensation
or hire.
FAR 91.319 makes this pretty clear:
"(a) No person may operate an aircraft that has an
experimental certificate -----
EAA Experimenter
41