gerrychuck
Well Known Member
I appear to be at the tail end of my ownership of my RV6A, as my medical is currently suspended and not likely to be returned in the near future.
So I have a question for those more knowledgeable than I regarding the importation of these aircraft from Canada into the US. I know the basics, but the wrinkle in the case of my aircraft is that it was built in the US, issued a Special Airworthiness Certificate, and then deregistered when I imported it into Canada in 2011. I still have the original Certificate and Operating Limitations. In fact, they're still in a pocket in the airplane; I left them there as a bit of a tribute to the builder.
So what would be involved in sending this plane back to the US? Obviously there are a lot more potential buyers south of the border than on my side, so I would like to be able to give interested Americans well-informed answers as to what might be involved.
Thanks in advance. And, as a side note, if my time as an RV owner and pilot is coming to an end, I have to say that I have no idea how I would have, or could have, coped with the experience of owning, flying, and maintaining my plane for the past 9 years without this forum. I wouldn't even have known where to start. My sincere thanks to Doug and every single person who ever responded to my dumb questions, or wrote a post with info I needed that I found through Search over the years. There aren't words for how valuable your help has been.
So I have a question for those more knowledgeable than I regarding the importation of these aircraft from Canada into the US. I know the basics, but the wrinkle in the case of my aircraft is that it was built in the US, issued a Special Airworthiness Certificate, and then deregistered when I imported it into Canada in 2011. I still have the original Certificate and Operating Limitations. In fact, they're still in a pocket in the airplane; I left them there as a bit of a tribute to the builder.
So what would be involved in sending this plane back to the US? Obviously there are a lot more potential buyers south of the border than on my side, so I would like to be able to give interested Americans well-informed answers as to what might be involved.
Thanks in advance. And, as a side note, if my time as an RV owner and pilot is coming to an end, I have to say that I have no idea how I would have, or could have, coped with the experience of owning, flying, and maintaining my plane for the past 9 years without this forum. I wouldn't even have known where to start. My sincere thanks to Doug and every single person who ever responded to my dumb questions, or wrote a post with info I needed that I found through Search over the years. There aren't words for how valuable your help has been.