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"Greg Burkhart" wrote in message news:7up1b.224692$YN5.153974@sccrnsc01...
Since I'm not a homebuilder (yet?), I don't have personal experience with the MN registration of homebuilts. Looking at that site, it does look like they want the aircraft registered as soon as the first part is shipped into the state, but I pressume (probably wrongly?!) that it would first be registered as unairworthy until it was completed. The "unairworthy" clause seems only to apply to a/c that have been damaged. It also sounds like if you don't pay sales tax when you purchase the parts, you'll have to pay the sales/use tax or get a credit if you paid the tax to some other state. See: http://www.dot.state.mn.us/aero/avof.../AirRegApp.pdf Generally, you only pay state sales tax on mailorder transactions if you're a resident of the state. I suppose once it's flying they want you to register it as a "recreational aircraft" for $25 annually. It'd be nice if a new aircraft built from "classic" plans such as a Fly Baby or Pietenpol would qualify for the one-time fee. I think the aircraft itself would have to be built 50 years ago before it would qualify as a 'classic'. From: http://www.dot.state.mn.us/aero/avof...creg/info.html Definitions: "antique" aircraft means an aircraft constructed by the original manufacturer on or before December 31, 1945; "classic" aircraft means an aircraft constructed by the original manufacturer on or after January 1, 1946, with a first year of life equal to or greater than 50 years at the time of registration. That last sentence is so convoluted as to be meaningless. I am NOT an expert on the MN or IA registration! Check with the state... ohhhh, yeah. At least they give a name and phone number. |
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"Corrie" wrote in message Generally, you only pay state sales tax on mailorder transactions if you're a resident of the state. Actually the merchant only has to collect the sales tax if they have a presence in the state of the buyer. That doesn't mean it isn't owed. Many states are getting tired of their income flow being cut by all the mail order services out there and have started charging use tax on mail ordered items that they identify. To this point they are having a hard time making that identification. |
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Speaking of Ercoupes, whatever happened to Captain Fred after his crash
out there at Gillespie Field? Of course the local media never followed up Dan ( La Mesa) |
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Thanks Ken for all that info. Glad Fred is up and walking. Probably his
wife and friends have kept him focused on getting better. I only met him a few times but his TV show was kinda fun and he really put some effort into showing aviation to kids. Glad you survived your near fuel-out. Take it easy |
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"Ken Sandyeggo" wrote in message looked around and found that when my passenger placed her purse on the floor next to her right foot, it pushed against the handle and shut off the fuel to the header. The lever is so far tucked out of site, hardly anyone ever uses it, or even knows about it, and I never noticed that it wasn't safety-wired, which actually it shouldn't be in case you need to shut off the fuel to the header. I safety-wired it when we got back anyway. It flips off much too easily and there's no way anyone could reach it in flight anyway. If it can't be reached during flight, this might be a moot point, but for what it's worth: When I was C-141 mechanic in the Air Force Reserves years ago, we would safety wire things like the battery box lid with copper safety wire (couldn't tell you the gage, but it was thinner than normal safety wire). The idea was that the copper wire could be broken with with human strength in flight if the need arose. |
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