US N-number a/c abroad

Thomas Borchert writes:

As for the general amazement displayed here about people in Europe
having their planes US-registered - I've said it before, I'll say it
again: If you think GA has it bad in the US, if you think you have too
much bureaucracy and rules around your flying, if you think flying in
the US is expensive - please have a look at Europe (or any other
country).

Not *any* other country. Canada is at least as easy and friendly a
place to fly as the U.S.: the public is mostly positive about G.A.,
gas isn't much more expensive (I pay about USD 3.00/us_gallon right
now), maintenance is sometimes cheaper, we don't have to deal with all
the security restrictions south of the border, and we have a *lot* of
class G; on the other hand, light aircraft owners have to pay an
annual USD 40.00 fee for privatised ATC, we're required to have flight
plans or flight itineraries for any VFR flight over 25 nm, and IFR
pilots are have to retake the IFR flight test every two years on top
of other currency requirements.

I don't remember what people posted last time this topic came up, but
I'm sure that some other countries, perhaps Australia or New Zealand,
must also be reasonably G.A.-friendly.

Is the UK better than the rest of Europe, I wonder?


All the best,


David

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