On Sat, 11 Jun 2005, ted wrote:

I am considering purchasing a Canadian built and registered Searey
homebuilt. What do I have to do to get an N-number on it?

You'll want to call your local FSDO, and also AOPA & EAA, assuming you're
a member. Basically, it needs to be deregistered in Canada, then FAA will
come look at it, and register it.

You'll also need to consider how to get it across the border. If you fly
it across, the paperwork gets pretty complicated, because you're a US
pilot flying a Canadian aircraft that you don't own. (You can't complete
the sale until it's here, or else it won't be registered, and you can't
fly it home.) There's a (probably very slim) chance of severe penalties
up to and including confiscation of the aircraft, if you don't have all
the appropriate ducks in a row. It's a lot simpler to have the seller fly
it to you.

-Dan