u.s
.
Deportmen
t
of
TransportatIOn
Federal Aviation
Administration
SEP
2 8
2011
Mr. Randy Shlitler, CEO
Rans Designs, Inc.
4600 Hwy
183
Alt,
Hays.
KS
67601
Dear Mr. Shlitter:
800 Independence Ave
.,
SW.
Washington, DC
20591
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Kit Evaluation Team perfonned an
evaluation
of
the "S-
19
Venterra" amateur-built aircraft kit
at
your facility on August
17
,
20
II.
The team has detennined that the kit, defined by the S-19 Venterra Builder's Manual,
dated
4/1/
2011,
and all
S,
19
Venterra packing lists, dated 4/1/
2011,
may allow an
amateur builder to meet the major portion requirement
of
Ti
tle 14, Code
of
Federal
Regulations part
21
, Certification Procedures for Products, Articles and Parts, § 21.191 (g).
The
Production and Airworthiness Division (AIR-200)
will
have the kit added to the
Revised Listing
of
Amateur-Built Aircraft Kits located on the FAA website. This evaluation
does not mean that the
"S-
19
Venterra" aircraft or Rans Designs, Inc. is FAA "Certified,"
"Certificated,"
or "Approved, " and it is inappropriate to represent either as such.
Rans Designs, Inc. should notify this office
in
writing
if
ownership
of
the company changes
and/or
if
there are changes made to the evaluated kit. Failure to notify this office may result
in
removal
of
the kit from the
Li
st
of
Amateur-Built Aircraft Kits.
If
you have any questions, please contact the Evaluations and Special Projects Branch,
AIR,240, at (202) 385,6346.
Sincerely,
--( CaL
T
~
.Allen
Acting Manager, Production and Airworthiness
Division
Enclosure
Amateur-Built Aircraft Fabrication and Assembly
Checklist (2009)