Originally Posted by init4fun

I'd prefer the option of either the recognized CBO , or the FAA , do the inspection depending on the choice of the owner . Someone wants to go the CBO route , fine , let the CBO sign off on it . They don't want to belong to the CBO , fine , let the FAA do it . Either way the inspection criteria should be the same and the end result would be that the few who fly planes that large would still have a choice between CBO or FAA . It's been said earlier in this thread and I'm inclined to believe that there are likely very few indeed flying +55# model aircraft who aren't in the at present only recognized CBO , but even if there are only one of them your right he does deserve the option of having either a CBO or FAA inspection depending on whether he wants to belong to the CBO or not . Of course the flipside being if there is an FAA inspection available , there should be no reason to ask the CBO to inspect non member aircraft , if they don't want to be members fine take the FAA's inspection path to the skies instead ...