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Old August 27th 06, 06:17 AM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt
Ernest Christley
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Ernest Christley wrote:
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But of course! I already have a homebuilt trailer license for the
homebuilt trailer I made for the glider... Hmmm, funny how it up and
changed shape and color.

BTW, this is 1 mile on small roads, Sunday morning, I dont have any
gyros, 20 mph the whole way, no pot-wholes.

-Bruce

The Dyke Delta is designed to be towed on it's own wheels. One of the
builders, lives in Conneticut, had problems getting it registered as a
trailer. Seems they don't allow trailers to have their own propulsion
system. YMMV.


Well it doesn't have it's own propulsion system for propelling it
down the highway. I'm sure the reason for th erestriction is so
people can't buy trailer plates for vehicles that are supposed to
have different (and probably more expensive) plates.


Doesn't matter. Jim had to go home and build a trailer after the DOT
guy said he couldn't get a trailer license for his airplane. That was
Conneticut, I believe. Larry, in Nevada if memory serves, had no
problem and happily tows his all over the place. I wonder what would
happen if Larry flew his Delta to Conneticut and then towed it to Jim's
house?

Somebody would probably object and get the city council to pass an
ordinance.

But I digress. I've investigate the process here in North Carolina. I
have to get a permit that will allow a State Highway Patrolman
(Patrolperson) to inspect my "trailer". It's up to me to convince the
patrolman to come to the plane to inspect it, which is necessary since
it isn't licensed for me to tow it there. When this is done, I can
apply for a ID plate. Once I have the ID plate, then I can apply for
tags. Each step requires a visit to the DOT, which is generally a
half-day affair for even the simplest issues. Most people build 'farm
trailers' and just pull 'em around, completely skipping the bureaucratic
song and dance. I would do that, but I figure that an airplane rolling
down the street might attract a little more attention than the average
trailer.
 




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