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549.01 A person who intends to construct an aircraft and obtain, under paragraph 507.03(b), a special certificate of airworthiness in the amateur-built category in respect of the aircraft must (a) before starting construction, (i) inform the Minister of the intention to construct the aircraft, (ii) show that the aircraft design meets the standards specified in Chapter 549 of the Airworthiness Manual , and (iii) show that the major portion of the aircraft will be constructed from raw material and assembled on a non-commercial, non-production basis for educational or recreational purposes; and (b) during construction and again before the first flight, make the aircraft available to the Minister for inspection. SOR/98-526, s. 3