| Re: Homebuild training and certification available
Hi,
your idea is brillant.
I was thinking about DYI air planes.
In france anybody has the rigth to built a plane ,
the home built are not subjected to air tests as normal air planes but have to pass an inspection from the administration.
the inspection is quite simple , the civil servant instructor make sure that the plans have been respected and that the good matirials have been used, then there is a small test in fligth to werify the landing and take off distances.
after that the plane can only be use for non commercial fligth, the plane can't be sold without an administrative authorization to avoid any hidden tradding.
when the plane is certified, one have the rigth to fly it like an other plane uneder a navigability certificate (cnra) , the pilot can also transport passengers , the only thing is that there is a plate inside the cabinet stating that this plane has not passed the normal tests fligth and that it could be dangerous.
the same could maybe be imagined for home builded rebreather.
I mean maybe not a test but a restriction in the used of those rebreather that could be used only by their builders, not by trainees or diving centers clients.
In france the law prohibits any home built in clubs, in fact eny non ec rebreathers in diving centers...even their owners !!!!
it means that all the divers that refused the yello box in the nineties have been brougth out of their regular clubs...
I was in a club , we purchased dolphin, started modifying them, constructing gauges, shellls etc....because we did not want to be obliged to buy a buddy (the only ccr certified at this time), and when the law was issued ....we were forced out the clubs...we had to buy ribs , compressors surpressors to go on diving our machines.
providing a diver certification is nice, but we could go ahead and apply for an home buit legal status that would make us exist again .
not that diving an home buit is illegal, but just that beeing able to dive it legaly in clubs would be something great.
what do you think of this
regards
jean mi |