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    Cherokee down - Florida

    Low aspect ratio wings will do that to you...
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    Citation hits a utility pole during an approach...

    Even though he was both old and bold, he's no longer around :-(
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    Should All Certified Airplane Default to the Experimental Category After 20 Years?

    You can absolutely take a check ride in one. I know CFIIs who took their CFII rides in RVs, for example, and I know DPEs ("Iron Mike" in Mpls is one) who have given checkrides for various certificates and ratings in RVs. If there is a FAR to the contrary, I'd sure be interested in seeing it.
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    Type Certificate prohibiting non-TSO’d equipment

    You seem to ignore the first link which contains the interpretation from an FAA lawyer. However, no one will force you to use parts you produce on your own airplane, so ignore if you wish.
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    Type Certificate prohibiting non-TSO’d equipment

    In fact, yes. Donald Byrne issued a memo clarifying exactly this in 1993. If the name doesn't ring a bell, he was an assistant chief council for regulation at the FAA. A scanned copy of this memo is available at http://www.velocolutions.com/FAA-owner-manufactured-part.pdf . Mike Busch did...
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    Type Certificate prohibiting non-TSO’d equipment

    It's who owns the aircraft. If I damage a skin on my personally owned Cessna 152, for example, I can make a new one using the same materials and design as the original and have it installed by an A&P. This is pretty common thing, actually, especially for older aircraft.
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    Type Certificate prohibiting non-TSO’d equipment

    Not the only exception. FAR 21.9 has a list of possibilities, including owner-produced parts.
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    Why is a safety pilot required if on an ifr flight plan?

    Sure, so in those places grab some foggles and find a safety pilot. It just seems odd to dedicate so much discussion to find ways to try to fly with a view limiting device but not another safety pilot. I'd also suggest that benign IMC isn't *that* rare in Florida. KSGJ is advertising 4 &...
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    Why is a safety pilot required if on an ifr flight plan?

    Or why not simply practice in IMC?
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    Why is a safety pilot required if on an ifr flight plan?

    Terrain shouldn't be a factor unless competency is an issue but other things might be. An example I mentioned in an earlier post is oily film on the windscreen - a view limiting device would prevent you from seeing that, VMC or IMC, but a safety pilot would see it (in addition to other traffic).
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    Why is a safety pilot required if on an ifr flight plan?

    Because it's not just about separation. If you have a view limiting device, there are potential safety-of-flight things you will not see that have nothing to do with other traffic.
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    Why is a safety pilot required if on an ifr flight plan?

    There seems to be a presumption that the safety pilot is present only to look for other traffic. FAR 91.109(c) only requires that a safety pilot "has adequate vision forward and to each side of the aircraft". Would a solo pilot flying with a view limiting device see the oily film building...
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    Talk Me Out of Speed

    Never said I didn't want 'em, only that flying them sucked less than not flying at all. Flying them also sucks less than flying airplanes that suck more, which in turn still sucks less than not flying at all...which sucks about the same as flying a desk.
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    Talk Me Out of Speed

    I agree with you - flying a Bo sucks but it's better than not flying.
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    Which RV to Build....

    Thank you for providing the additional context. It wasn't that the FAA told Van that directly - it was at a large meeting to discuss Ex-Ab safety that Van attended. It was in no way, shape, or form singling out Van's Aircraft but was in fact directed at the EX-AB community as a whole. Van's...
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