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Browse through the various aircraft kits and airplane plans available for you to get started on building your own homebuilt aircraft.
This piece is the full, extended version of the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021 homebuilts product roundup that is included in the October 2021 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. From simple tools to engines and avionics, all the way to full-blown kits, we are giving you the lowdown on the latest for homebuilders.
Homebuilt aircraft and homebuilt aircraft kits provide a path to pursue a personal dream of flight. EAA's resources can help any homebuilder or restorer.
Kit/Plans: Velocity Aircraft 200 West Airport Road Sebastian, FL 32958 Telephone: 561-589-1860 Website: http://www.velocityaircraft.com. Articles in EAA and related publications:
FAA approval for a homebuilt kit design is merely an acknowledgement that, in their estimation, anyone who buys and constructs an aircraft from that kit will actually have to build 51% or more of the airplane. And that it would, therefore, be eligible for certification in the Amateur-Built Category.
Amateur-built aircraft have come to comprise over 15% of the registered U.S. civil, single-engine general aviation fleet. Most of the activity is now concerned with construction from kits, and more and more of the kits offer high performance, sophisticated designs.
Most states will consider the receipt of the aircraft kit as the time you incur a use tax liability. You will need to check with your state as to when the tax must be paid. Some states have separate sales and use tax forms and these may be due on a monthly or quarter basis.
Love the dream of owning your own homebuilt airplane? In the process of building and need some help finishing your project? These resources will help you get the skills, experience and confidence you need to build or restore your own aircraft.
While there are a handful of homebuilt aircraft that are original designs, the vast majority of homebuilt airplanes are built using standardized, tried- and-true kits or plans that have been successfully constructed thousands of times.
Scratch building is when you build your own aircraft but do not use a kit. Instead, you start with a set of plans and effectively build your own kit by making all the parts yourself.