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genie(at)swissmail.org
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Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2020 5:59 am Post subject: Registering a SportCruiser with the FAA

Dear all,



A friend of mine has a Piper SportCruiser for sale. It is almost brand 

new, undamaged and has flown for only 65 hours. It is located in 

Portugal. My friend wants €75 000 for it. That makes $85 000. The catch: 

it is registered as a microlight in Portugal. That means that it can 

only be registered as a microlight in any other EASA countries, as EASA 

does not allow any change of categories nowadays. As its registration 

certificate states a MTOW of 450 kg (1000 lbs) it can only be flown solo 

and with little fuel if it is to be registered in any other EASA member 

state.



I suppose that, if registered in the United States, for example, it can 

be registered as a light sport aircraft. Is that not so? Does anyone 

know whether that is the case? If so, if you know anyone who would be 

interested in an almost brand new SportCruiser for around $85 000 please 

let me know. I can supply photos and documents. Thanks.



George Nielsen



On 10-Jul-20 11:43, ArmstrongJackson wrote:

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Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2020 6:19 am Post subject: Registering a SportCruiser with the FAA

On Fri, Jul 10, 2020 at 8:59 AM George Nielsen <genie(at)swissmail.org (genie(at)swissmail.org)> wrote:



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		  --> Czech-List message posted by: George Nielsen <genie(at)swissmail.org (genie(at)swissmail.org)>

 

 Dear all,

 

 A friend of mine has a Piper SportCruiser for sale. It is almost brand 

 new, undamaged and has flown for only 65 hours. It is located in 

 Portugal. My friend wants €75 000 for it. That makes $85 000. The catch: 

 it is registered as a microlight in Portugal. That means that it can 

 only be registered as a microlight in any other EASA countries, as EASA 

 does not allow any change of categories nowadays. As its registration 

 certificate states a MTOW of 450 kg (1000 lbs) it can only be flown solo 

 and with little fuel if it is to be registered in any other EASA member 

 state.

 

 I suppose that, if registered in the United States, for example, it can 

 be registered as a light sport aircraft. Is that not so? Does anyone 

 know whether that is the case? If so, if you know anyone who would be 

 interested in an almost brand new SportCruiser for around $85 000 please 

 let me know. I can supply photos and documents. Thanks.

 

 George Nielsen

 

 	
Hi George, 

I don't know why I got this; I didn't know I was signed up for the czech-list.  So, I don't know if this will show up. 

Your best bet is to contact a FSDO in the USA. 

One almost certainly viable option would be to register it as 'experimental exhibition' and set MTOW at a more reasonable number (whatever Piper used for US registered versions). The EE flight operation restrictions are a bit different, but in practical terms, not really any more restrictive than 'experimental homebuilt' registration. If all the parameters meet the requirements for sport pilot operation, I believe that it could be flown by a sport pilot. Annuals would have to be done by, at minimum, an A&P holder; no 'repairman's certificate for EE.

Charlie

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