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Experimental Amateur-Built Aircraft

This page supplements the EAA’s Amateur-Built certification kit with additional information to help you complete the process to register and airworthiness certificate your experimental amateur-built (E-AB) aircraft.


This video above reviews the FAA’s new online process to apply for your airworthiness certificate your E-AB aircraft. This online process became effective 6/30/2020.

FAA application forms can be downloaded from the Internet. To ensure you have the most up to date forms, click here to search for the form you need.

The following additional videos may be helpful to you when you prepare for your airworthiness inspection.



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