Getting Your Plane Ready for the DAR This is a great article from Dave Prizio in Kitplanes magazine on how to prepare for your Airworthiness Inspection.
The Final Steps is another great article by Paul Dye detailing all the steps necessary to receive your Airworthiness Certificate. Please read this Kitplanes article to be sure you are ready for your inspection!
FAA Airworthiness Certification (AWC) - Applicant Portal
FAA Form 8130-6, Application for U.S. Airworthiness Use this as a worksheet to complete this information in AWC. The paper 8130-6 is not mailed to the FAA anymore.
Advisory Circular AC 20-27G Certification and Operation of Amateur-Built Aircraft
AC 90-89C Amateur-Built Aircraft and Ultralight Flight Testing Handbook
AC 90-116 Additional Pilot Program for Phase I Flight Test
AC 65-23A Certification of a Repairman (Experimental Aircraft Builders)
REVISED LISTING OF AMATEUR-BUILT AIRCRAFT KITS
FAA Form 8130-12, Eligibility Statement Amateur Built Aircraft
Airworthiness Directives Biweekly (AD Biweekly) AD Search in the FAA Dynamic Regulatory System (DRS)
FAA Airworthiness Certification for Amateur-Built Aircraft webpage
EAA Amateur-Built Certification Kit
Task-Based Phase 1 Flight Test and the EAA Flight Test Manual & Test Cards
EAA List of Links for registering and certifying your kitplane.
EAA explanation of the 51% or Major Portion Rule for Experimental-Amateur Built Aircraft
My "Stick to the Plans" RV-7 article in Kitplanes magazine
My daughter Kayla's website for her Pottery studio in downtown Toledo, Charmed Ceramics.
Ryan Thompson's Glassblowing studio where Kayla's studio is co-located, Huron Street Studios.