"Chris W" wrote in message
news:FzSAf.1364$2o5.694@dukeread11...
Let me see if I understand this. CA expects you to pay property tax if you
park your plane there for a few days, even if you live outside CA?

No. They expect him to stipulate that he has not operated the airplane
within CA for whatever time period it is that WOULD require him to pay their
tax.

I'm surprised that the county assessor is so thorough that they manage to
observe every single time he shows up. Maybe they have some arrangement
with ATC? But the general idea isn't unique to CA; Washington State has a
similar law, requiring airplanes operated in the state for some minimum
amount of time per year to pay the excise tax. But as far as I know, they
aren't so aggressive about collecting it. I think you'd have to be a pretty
egregious violator for them to notice.

Pete