On Aug 23, 1:17 am, "Bert Willing" bw_no_spam_ple...@tango-
whisky.com wrote:
Cindy,

a glider certainly doesn't have to be type certificated by the LBA to fly in
the US ;-) It's the US who decides which aircrafts it wants to see above its
territory.

But if it does have written a D-... on it, the LBA has either issued an
immatriculation based on a type certificate, or based on a preliminary
certificate. In the second case, the certificate is limited in time and in
the mode of operation. Operation abroad, or over populated areas is usually
ruled out by a preliminary type certificate. "Experimental" doesn't exist
for gliders in Germany.

Ciao
Bert

"CindyB" wrote in message

oups.com...



But the one wrinkle that was wrong..... a glider doesn't have to be
LBA
type certified to leave Germany and fly in the US. It could be
factory
built or not, leave it's home country, and be licensed for
Airworthiness in the US
under Experimental Airworthiness - Air Racing. Many lovely gliders,
mostly
single-place, fly here in that manner.

Cindy B
SSA Governmental Liaison Committee
www.caracolesoaring.com

On Aug 22, 12:52 am, "Bert Willing" bw_no_spam_ple...@tango-
whisky.com wrote:
If the glider is type certified in Germany (which it is most probably
because otherwise it wouldn't be allowed to fly in the US),

I am buying a used glider and it's in the US. Is
there a German website that would show aircraft registry with names
next to registration numbers like we have here in the US?- Hide quoted text -

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Thank you for all the help. Finally I was able to contact the German
LBA and got all the information that I needed. They want the original
airworthiness certificate and registration as well as proof of
purchase/bill of sale. After that they will send the deregistration
certificate.