See if you can register it as an antique as some states have special tax
exemptions on them as in cars. Any vehicles greater than 50 years old
should be considered as such, although my Nationl Guard helicopter is
pushing that age. RTL
"ArtP" wrote in message
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On 25 Aug 2003 04:20:50 GMT, Mike wrote:

How can one legally avoid state/county ad velorem taxes on a aircraft.
When I owned a Cessna 170, the file clerk said it was worth $80,000, and
my tax was $2000/yr. There has to be some way to defeat this ridiculous
tax.

Move.