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Bringing a Canadian Homebuilt into US

Postby Emory Bored » Sat Mar 10, 2012 11:09 am

I'm looking at an Avid Mk 4 located in AB near the Saskatchewan border. Would you just fly it home to Reno and register it at a FSDO near the border where presumably they've done it before? How much hassle is it? It's registered as a Canadian Homebuilt, not as an Ultralight.

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Re: Bringing a Canadian Homebuilt into US

Postby Emory Bored » Sat Mar 10, 2012 12:46 pm

This was post 582. Hmmmmmph. Good thing I'm not superstitious.

Never mind. I called my I/A.
1) Get a de registration from Canada
2) Stop for customs like usual. Bill of sale, canadian airworthiness stuff etc.
3)Fly it home
4)Get a condition inspection and proceed to step B

B) New N- number
1) Certificate of Airworthiness
2) US title
3) Have fun.
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Re: Bringing a Canadian Homebuilt into US

Postby avgas » Sat Mar 10, 2012 12:51 pm

If that's the one I saw on barnstormers, that's is just 20 miles west of me.
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Re: Bringing a Canadian Homebuilt into US

Postby Emory Bored » Sat Mar 10, 2012 12:56 pm

avgas wrote:If that's the one I saw on barnstormers, that's is just 20 miles west of me.

I don't know if it's on Barnstormers. I saw it on

Image You wanna go take a look? I think the young man who owns it is an A&E apprentice but he talks so fast I missed most of it.
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Re: Bringing a Canadian Homebuilt into US

Postby avgas » Sat Mar 10, 2012 1:49 pm

If get a break in my schedule, I sure can. Ill let you know if I get some free time.
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Re: Bringing a Canadian Homebuilt into US

Postby Emory Bored » Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:26 pm

It comes with wheelskis too!!
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Re: Bringing a Canadian Homebuilt into US

Postby hotrod150 » Sat Mar 10, 2012 11:41 pm

Probably doesn't apply to experimentals/homebuilts, but I've heard that importing a certificated airplane from Canada nt the US can be a real mightmare.
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