ezager@td2cad.KiLLSPam.intel.com (Edward Zager) wrote
> The Experimental Exhibition rules have nothing to do with protecting the
> US aircraft companies from unfair competition, they exist to protect the
> US companies from ANY non-US competition.

Not true. There are plenty of foreign manufacturers who jump through
the hoops and get their aircraft certified in the US. I've flown
German, Czech, and Polish aircraft with standard US type certificates.
These manufacturers jumped through the US hoops (meaning they
provided employment to US bureaucrats) and are accepted.

> There are T-6's and T-34's that are identical to their US bretheren, simply
> built in other countries that are in the same boat.

Ah, but they are not built under a US-recognized production
certificate. Had they gone to the trouble of getting their production
certificate approved (meaning had they supported the US bureaucrats)
they could have standard airworthiness certificates.

Now I will be the last person in the world to say that this makes ANY
safety difference - it doesn't. But the goal is not to protect US
companies from foreign competition - it is to protect the jobs of FAA
bureaucrats. Only incidentally does this protect US companies from
competition.

Now ask yourself - can a US aircraft be registered in the normal
category in Germany without the US manufacturer jumping through German
hoops?

Michael

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