In Canada, CARs Chapter 549 describes the rules for the Amateur-built category. It?s been a while and I?m tying to refresh my memory of 549 and the 549 exemption. Perhaps a thread dedicated to this exemption business would be good to have here for the future so its all in one place. Would anyone like to start off with the history of 549 and how/why the exemption came along and what it means exactly?
Further, it would seem to me the wording of the paragraph titled ?Cancellation? at the bottom of the page (see the following link) is flawed. It says...
?The exemption from section 549.01 of the Canadian Aviation Regulations and Chapter 549 of the Airworthiness Manual - Airworthiness Standards - Amateur-built aircraft, issued to persons who apply for a special certificate of airworthiness in the amateur-built classification, on August 30, 2006 at Ottawa, Ontario by the Director General Civil Aviation on behalf of the Minister of Transport, is hereby canceled because it is the opinion of the Minister that it is no longer in the public interest or is likely to affect aviation safety.?
In short, it says ?The exemption... is hereby cancelled?. Say what!??? See...
http://www.tc.gc.ca/CivilAviation/Regserv/Affairs/exemptions/docs/en/1963.htm
I welcome your thoughts.
Bevan
Further, it would seem to me the wording of the paragraph titled ?Cancellation? at the bottom of the page (see the following link) is flawed. It says...
?The exemption from section 549.01 of the Canadian Aviation Regulations and Chapter 549 of the Airworthiness Manual - Airworthiness Standards - Amateur-built aircraft, issued to persons who apply for a special certificate of airworthiness in the amateur-built classification, on August 30, 2006 at Ottawa, Ontario by the Director General Civil Aviation on behalf of the Minister of Transport, is hereby canceled because it is the opinion of the Minister that it is no longer in the public interest or is likely to affect aviation safety.?
In short, it says ?The exemption... is hereby cancelled?. Say what!??? See...
http://www.tc.gc.ca/CivilAviation/Regserv/Affairs/exemptions/docs/en/1963.htm
I welcome your thoughts.
Bevan