Importing a Glider from Canada to US
At 22:19 24 February 2015, Charlie M. UH & 002 owner/pilot
wrote:
On Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 4:57:34 PM UTC-5, Steve
Leonard wrote:
On Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 3:23:54 PM UTC-6, JJ
Sinclair wrote:
Get Transport Canada to "De-register the sailplane for export
to USA",
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then obtain an "N" number and fill out a request for registration,
send it
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to the FAA along with the bill of sale you got from the seller and
your
che=
ck for $5 bucks and the paperwork should be all done. Have an
A&P / AI
insp=
ect the machine and sign off an annual and then you get to fly
your new
hon=
ey.=20
JJ
Plus, scrub off the "C" number and put on your new "N"
number.
Aceton=
e usually removes old numbers and the new one can be vinyl.
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Well, there is a bit more to it than that, JJ. Depends on
Standard
Licen=
se or Owner Maintenance in Canada, and if it is to be Standard
Airworthines=
s or Experimental in the US. Then there is the visit from the FAA
or DAR
f=
or issuing the airworthiness certificate and or operating
limitations. =20
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Also had the recommendation to conduct the transaction in
Canada. If
don=
e there, you are bringing your property into the US. No issues. If
the
tr=
ansaction happens here, you can get in trouble with papers as the
plane
was=
"brought into the US with intent to sell" and there are fees, etc
that
mus=
t be paid, and forms to be filed in triplicate. And we won't go in
to the
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"8 by ten color glossy photographs with circles and arrows and a
paragraph
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on the back of each one explainin' what each one was, to be used
as
evidenc=
e against us..."
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Steve Leonard
Arlo Guthrie...... nuff said...... LOL........ Yes, I have BOTH
versions...=
....
PS, added "quotes" to the end of your post...... ;-)
WITH CIRCLES AND ARROWS ON THE GLOSSY 8 X 10's! RB
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