[WarmWash]

>Own a gun? No you don't unless you store it correctly and have documentation of ammunition spent etc.

So we will have right to repair but it's only legal if you document all repairs, keep records of parts ordered, only use verified vendors for those parts....etc etc. Right to repair laws shouldn't be onerous, and people should be able to (illegally) remove emissions controls, and we should recognize that as a bad thing that comes with the territory.

Don't freak out, things have downsides, it's actually admirable to be able to handle nuance, own it.

[atoav]

I'd did not claim that things do not have downsides. I said tech embargos are the wrong way to deal with that specific downside and even proposed another way to deal with it (targeted, stochastic checks). If the people making those checks are good, the paperwork you described won't be necessary. E.g. in the EU the police may put your car onto a test stand and measure the exhaust during operation. Who cares what you did to the thing if the result is that it is within the emission thresholds.

In the case of guns this documentation makes sense, because of what guns are used for typically.

[gbacon]

This is essentially the situation in the general aviation market for certificated aircraft, and it sucks. Costs are triple or more compared to the experimental market. Finding a decent mechanic is a serious chore. Repairs take forever.

[mothballed]

Is there any reason not to buy experimental for non-commercial daylight VFR flights for personal use?

[gbacon]

If that’s your mission and especially if you’re mechanically inclined, experimental is highly compelling.