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Old February 25th 15, 08:00 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Robert Buck
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Default 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",
=
then obtain an "N" number and fill out a request for registration,

send it
=
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.
=20
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
=20
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..."
=20
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