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

--
David Megginson, , http://www.megginson.com/

When I was stationed in Spain in the 60s I bought N2426E a 7AC Champ from
the Navy flying club at Rota Spain. I kept my plane at Tablada a Spanish
Airforce base outside Sevilla.

I flew it for nearly 3 years, The FAA was in Madrid and I was simply
informed to call him in an instant if I ever had an accident or incident.

Cheers:

Paul
NC2273H

David,

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


Not at all, AFAIK.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

On Tue, 12 Aug 2003 16:29:51 GMT, Robert Perkins
wrote:
On Tue, 12 Aug 2003 11:11:04 -0000, (Dylan
Smith) wrote:


AFAIK, France is the best country in Europe for aviation.
However, the CAA has been showing some clue recently, with the NPPL
(medical requirements: you can get a driving license).

Isn't a driver's license much harder to get (on the order of half an
FAA certificate, I think) in France and other countries in Europe?

No idea about France, but in any case I wasn't thinking of the difficulty
level of the practical test. I was pointing out that the medical requirements
were the same as the medical requirements for driving i.e. no expensive
aviation medical.

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Through trusts in Delaware, since the owner must be a US citizen.

Actually, it's a Voting Trust and can be in any state. A voting trust
translates loosely to a US citizen owning 51% of the company but has
no voting rights. The foreign citizen owns 49% but has voting rights.
The net result is the foreign citizen votes and operates the company
as though he were full owner.


Mike