Sarge Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 Historic VariEze for sale. Built by Philip Testa in 1976 - 1977 from the first set of VariEze plans Rutan sold. Phil was an engineer for McDonald Douglas and all aluminum parts were fabed at the MD plant. This is one of, if not the best built airplane from the early VariEze era, but has never flown. At one time the airplane only lacked sanding and paint to fly so all structures are completed and assembled. The list of parts is too long to include in this post but here are some highlights. Eng = O-320 E2C with 1200 hrs TT, LongEz landing gear (not installed) sitting on VariEze gear, matco wheels and brakes, most VFR flight instruments but no avionics, new canopy (original cracked during earthquake), cowling, seat cushions and luggage bags, 4-point harnesses, stainless 4 pipe exhaust, Ortell ez-lift, all plans and logs including builders logs, canard pushers, and rutan CD. I’m hopping to sell complete for $13,000 but will consider parting out. Complete airframe $8,000. Engine $5,000. If there is enough interest I would be willing to part out even further; wing group, canard, landing gear, fuselage, etc. Airplane is currently hangered in Mojave CA. For digital pics and more info contact me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted February 24, 2007 Author Share Posted February 24, 2007 Just to clear up any confusion. The Varieze pictured in my avatar is NOT the varieze that I'm selling in the add titled "one-of-a-kind Varieze". Sarge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hookdriver Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 Why are ya gettin' rid of her boss? Just curious about the build logs, the 51% rule, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hookdriver Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 Ohhh yeah, do you have any pictures? JOSH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted February 24, 2007 Author Share Posted February 24, 2007 Why are ya gettin' rid of her boss? Well, I don't need 2 variezes. I have one that's flying and one that's a project. I just don't have the time to finish the project cause I'm too busy flying. Just curious about the build logs, the 51% rule Phil kept good records until the FAA signed it off "okay to cover". They don't do that anymore but I have the old cert. Phil stopped keeping records after that. The airplane is >51%. As an A&P it wasn't an issue for me. However, there are several ways to get around it if you want to get the repairman certificate for it. Not that I would suggest you bend any rules but the FAA has no way of knowing what work you do and what work the prevous builder did. The FAA will go by what you tell them. do you have any pictures? I see that you have an email link. I will email them to you. Sarge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Zeitlin Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 The airplane is >51%. ....However, there are several ways to get around it if you want to get the repairman certificate for it. Not that I would suggest you bend any rules but the FAA has no way of knowing what work you do and what work the prevous builder did. The FAA will go by what you tell them. There is no such thing as a "51% rule" (that's just a colloquialism that's extremely misleading), and there is no restriction on whom, of multiple builders on a project, can get the repairman's certificate, no matter how much or little they did on the project. No rules need to be bent for a purchaser of this project to finish it up and get the RC. Not only that, but since the aircraft is built from plans, as long as it wasn't built by a professional for pay, it will fit under the "majority" rule for being certificated as an experimental amateur-built. See the innumerable previous conversations here, on the canardaviation forum, and on the COZY and canard-aviators mailing lists for full discussions of these issues. Quote Marc J. Zeitlin Burnside Aerospace marc_zeitlin@alum.mit.edu www.cozybuilders.org copyright © 2024 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MudFlap Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Sarge, I may be interested in this plane. Is it still available, and would you send me some pics? Thanks Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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