Aircraft Inport Question????

[NW_PILOT]

Need Some Advice From thoughs Who Know,

Say you found a 1984 172RG that has had a 250HP powerplant put in and some
extra long range fuel tanks but no STC's or any other paperwork for the
aircraft except for engine airframe and prop log's. Aircraft also has some
very odd instruments also that would have to be replaced with standard
measurement instruments. Do you think it would be a problem bringing this
aircraft in to the U.S. If the price was right? What hoops would one have to
go through or should one pass because of a night mare of paperwork.It is
legal to fly in country of origin!

[john smith]

Call it an EXPERIMENTAL, fly off the 40 hours and you have an airplane. :-)

NW_PILOT wrote:
> Need Some Advice From thoughs Who Know,
>
> Say you found a 1984 172RG that has had a 250HP powerplant put in and some
> extra long range fuel tanks but no STC's or any other paperwork for the
> aircraft except for engine airframe and prop log's. Aircraft also has some
> very odd instruments also that would have to be replaced with standard
> measurement instruments. Do you think it would be a problem bringing this
> aircraft in to the U.S. If the price was right? What hoops would one have to
> go through or should one pass because of a night mare of paperwork.It is
> legal to fly in country of origin!
>
>
>
>

[Bela P. Havasreti]

On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 04:26:51 -0700, "NW_PILOT" >
wrote:

Aircraft imported into the US must undergo a conformity inspection
by a designated FAA representative, and as such, must meet the
type certificate for the aircraft to the letter, and/or have
supporting paperwork (STCs & 337s) for all modifications.

I've imported an aircraft from Canada into the US.

The DER spent 80% of his time pouring over the paperwork,
10% looking at the aircraft and 10% BS'ing with my IA.

If you have to pay someone by the hour to prepare the aircraft
for the conformity inspection, you better get the airplane for
dirt-cheap (more like free), as it will typically take quite some time
to get the aircraft to meet the TC to the letter (read: annual from
hell).

I think you will have difficulty getting a 250hp engine transplant in
a C-172 approved via a 337....

Long story short, run (don't walk) from this one unless they just
give it to you for free (if someone gave it to me, I might consider
hauling it home to part it out).

Bela P. Havasreti

>Need Some Advice From thoughs Who Know,
>
>Say you found a 1984 172RG that has had a 250HP powerplant put in and some
>extra long range fuel tanks but no STC's or any other paperwork for the
>aircraft except for engine airframe and prop log's. Aircraft also has some
>very odd instruments also that would have to be replaced with standard
>measurement instruments. Do you think it would be a problem bringing this
>aircraft in to the U.S. If the price was right? What hoops would one have to
>go through or should one pass because of a night mare of paperwork.It is
>legal to fly in country of origin!
>
>
>

[xyzzy]

NW_PILOT wrote:

> Need Some Advice From thoughs Who Know,
>
> Say you found a 1984 172RG that has had a 250HP powerplant put in and some
> extra long range fuel tanks but no STC's or any other paperwork for the
> aircraft except for engine airframe and prop log's. Aircraft also has some
> very odd instruments also that would have to be replaced with standard
> measurement instruments. Do you think it would be a problem bringing this
> aircraft in to the U.S. If the price was right? What hoops would one have to
> go through or should one pass because of a night mare of paperwork.It is
> legal to fly in country of origin!
>

Outgrowing your 150 already? :)

(serious, not sarcastic question, if you are it may be a cautionary tale
for others considering buying a very small airplane. if not, the oppoiste)

[David Herman]

In a word, fuggedaboudit!

Which part of "no way would you ever get this legal in a million years"
don't you understand?

There's no STC for this engine/airframe combination? Stop, do not pass Go.
End of story, thanks for playing, NEXT!

No way in hell you will ever get this plane approved (well, do you have half
a million dollars to get your own STC? if not, forget it).

Contrary to the occasional internet rumor, you can NOT take a certificated
airplane like a 172RG, do whatever you want to it, and just paint
"experimental" on the door and fly it off to Oshkosh.

Funky instruments don't even register on the problem-meter here. Even if
the plane was given to you for free, the only way it could fly legally in
the US would be to cut it up and sell the parts.

Run away. Quickly.


--
David Herman
N6170T 1965 Cessna 150E
Boeing Field (BFI), Seattle, WA
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"NW_PILOT" > wrote in message
...
> Need Some Advice From thoughs Who Know,
>
> Say you found a 1984 172RG that has had a 250HP powerplant put in and some
> extra long range fuel tanks but no STC's or any other paperwork for the
> aircraft except for engine airframe and prop log's. Aircraft also has some
> very odd instruments also that would have to be replaced with standard
> measurement instruments. Do you think it would be a problem bringing this
> aircraft in to the U.S. If the price was right? What hoops would one have
to
> go through or should one pass because of a night mare of paperwork.It is
> legal to fly in country of origin!