Eyrie,
Blowie is correct, have a look at the completely unnecessary and stupid CASR Part 132.
It completely screws up the whole concept of Experimental as it applies to Air-racing/Exhibition and Mil. replicas. Nobody (including CASA) knows more about this area than Blowie, believe me. It turns two simple rules (CAR 262AM and AN) that were to be incorporated into CASR Part 91, into hundreds of pages of new regulation and MOS, with a whole raft of new strict liability criminal offenses.
All so they can be "administered" by AWAL, to bring in a bit more revenue for AWAL, so called "air safety" regulation being used to shore up the cash flow of an Association - at the expense of a class of amateur builders and aircraft owners who are quite happy with the present CASR Part 21 and general flight and maintenance rules that apply to any aircraft.
No nonsense of risk based rule making and cost/benefit analysis for justification of Part 132, just a cosy little stitch-up, in my opinion.
Part 132 is a glowing example of how hard it is to kill a bad idea, despite the policy of several CASA CEO/DAS ( including Skidmore), overarching Government regulatory policy, and specific Government policy as it relates to these aircraft, and which gave rise to Part 21-35.
The "Iron Ring" reigns supreme.
Tootle pip!!
PS: Quite contrary to long settled law, CASA are increasingly unlawfully intruding into the activities of conventional amateur builders, we are in danger of not only losing what we have had since 1998, but even reverting to pre-AABA. The CASA ill-informed micro-managers and bureaucratic empire builders can't help themselves ---- all in the name of air safety, you understand.