109B import from Germany - FAA hassle?

On Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at 6:56:56 PM UTC+3, Dan Marotta wrote:
On 7/17/2017 6:36 PM, Michael Opitz wrote:
We had a G109B in our club as a 5 year lease-back during the
Reagan tax credit era. I liked it a lot, but found it incredible that an
aircraft like this (which was a lot more complicated than a C-150)
would only require a glider license to fly it...
I hear ya, Brother! I don't think I'd trust any C-150 or C-140 (tail
dragger) pilot to fly a Stemme with simply a glider license. Still, as I
get older and don't want to fly power planes any more, it's good that I
don't need a physical to fly the Stemme. I'll know when it's time to
quit or my wife will let me know...

I'm not sure what's complex about the 109. Certainly for a C-150 pilot it's a tail dragger with long wings, much like any other glider. For a glider pilot it's not a lot different to a 103 with side by side seating and an engine.

The need to switch between fine and coarse pitch, and the Mickey Mouse way it's done (pull something like a tow release, and hope and pray it changes to the mode you want, based on engine RPM) is a bit strange for both C-150 and glider pilots. Getting it wrong would be bad, especially on takeoff. The takeoff performance is anaemic enough at the best of times.

For some reason, I found the 109 more claustrophobic than other aircraft I've been in, and especially the way you have to twist around above and behind your head to operate the canopy latch.

Thanks! Good info
Klaus