[Wing] Importing Experimental Aircraft from the USA

[Tedd McHenry]

This is good news for those of you who are thinking of buying an RV.  It might
be bad news for those who are selling except that most Canadian RVs are sold in
the USA anyway.

This was obtained for us by Terry Elgood, the chief MDRA inspector for BC (I
thinik).


Tedd McHenry
Van's Air Force
Western Canada Wing
tedd at vansairforce.org
www.vansairforce.org

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 17:20:37 -0600
Subject: Importing Experimental Aircraft from the USA

Sir,

The revised standards, governing the design and construction of
amateur-built aircraft in Canada, that have been accepted by the CARAC Part
V Technical Committee, will provide for the importation of foreign-built,
foreign-registered amateur-built aircraft that have a minimum of 100 hours
air time. Under the future rules, this aircraft will be eligible for a
Special Certificate of Airworthiness - Amateur-built, following an
inspection by either Transport Canada or MD-RA Inspection Services Inc.
Importing this aircraft at this time does involve a risk, albeit a minimal
risk. Please contact me in a month or so and I will inform you about the
status of the exemption.

Transport Canada has prepared a global ministerial exemption that will
provide for the implementation of the "new" rules in the near future.
Considering that this particular aircraft is in need of repairs, it will not
be eligible for a Canadian flight authority in the very near future. By the
time it is ready to fly, the "rules" should be in place.

Please contact the Canada Custom Agency for information regarding the
importation of the aircraft, paperwork to be provided, taxes to be paid,
etc.. 

Please ensure that you get a bill of sales (it will be required to move it
across the US-Canada border and to register the aircraft in Canada). Please
make sure that you get the complete technical records for the aircraft. You
will be asked to prove that the aircraft has the required air time.
Photocopies are acceptable provided that a "certified true copy" declaration
accompanies the photocopied documents, along with an explanation as to why
the original documents are not being provided by the present (foreign)
owner. Notwithstanding, originals are always the preferred choice.

Once you have completed the repairs, and are ready for the inspection,
please contact MD-RA Inspection Services at 1-877-419-2111.


Maurice A. Simoneau

Recreational Aircraft / Aéronefs de loisir [AARPG]
Aircraft Maintenance and Manufacturing / Maintenance et construction des
aéronefs
Transport Canada Civil Aviation / Transports Canada Aviation civile

tel:  1-613-990-9490
fax: 1-613-952-3298

simonem at tc.gc.ca






-----Original Message-----
From: John Wiebe [mailto:wiebe_john at hotmail.com]
Sent: April 5, 2002 10:25
To: simonem at tc.gc.ca
Subject: Imoprting RV-6


Hi Maurice,
As discussed yesterday by phone, The aircraft that I wish to import is an 
RV-6. It was constructed from a standard kit from Vans aircraft Co. by 
Donald L. Piermattei DVM, PhD, 5000 E. Country Rd 92, Carr, Colorado 80612. 
At a total time of 185 hours it was damaged in a landing accident at Mr. 
Piermattei's base (FNL)on return from OSH last summer due to engine failure.

The landing gear,both wing tips, and cowling were damaged. The serial # is 
22913. The airworthiness certificate was received May 2, 1998 and the 
registration was N192DP.It is now deregistered with the FAA. In your 
authorization letter, or as an attachment, can you also indicate for my 
future reference to the MD-RA what the inspection process requirement will 
be? Thank you for your help.
Sincerely,

John Wiebe
Box 1515
Humboldt, Sask
S0K 2A0
Ph:(306)682-5844
Day:(306)682-1742
Fax:(306)682-1743







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