I've seen this one, nice aircraft. There's 19 of those in the US registry,
shouldn't be a problem getting the operating limitations amended. The key to
this is always developing a good working relationship with the local FSDO.
Makes things run much smoother. Just go talk to them and ask (call first and
make an appointment). Emphasize you have not yet bought the aircraft, but
want to do your homework first and ask for their advice. You'll find that,
with some exceptions, the vast majority of the FSDO people want to help out
and will give you all the info you need.

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Actually its a Pilatus P-3, Lycoming piston engined trainer. It is the
Swiss equivalent of a T-34, but it was never certified in the US, hence
the Experimental Exhibition categorization. Its built a lot heavier
that a T-34 and they all have a lot less total time than the T-34s do
(they all seem to be between 3000 and 4000 hours TT vs. 10,000 hours on
a lot of theT-34s).

This is the great-grandfather of the current USAF T-6A Texan II. It
evolved from the P-3 to the PC-7 with the addition of the PT-6 engine
and some airframe mods, then to the PC-9 with ejection seats and a
larger turbine, and then to the T-6A with even more power &
modifications for the USAF.

Eric