Peter wrote:


The question one must ask is WHY people do this.

How about also that going "off N status" creates an aircraft
that is virtually unsaleable in the USA due to its having
a maintenence trail that makes it unfeasable to recertify
at reasonable cost for USA sale ? And that the USA market
is far better than UK ? How many aircraft have you seen
advertised in the UK that are begging to be sold in the USA,
or aircraft for UK sale that are bragging about having
an N number ?