On Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:29:01 -0800, Todd wrote:

A few days ago I was looking for something unrelated and came across
this document (a bit old) that may help you. This one is canceled, but
it may help lead you to the current procedure.

The document: 8130.15 dated 09/14/1979 Airworthiness Certification
of "Prematurely" Exported Gliders

http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory...dance_Library/
rgOrders.nsf/0/A92F26AB98C2B4958625756D00670ACB?
OpenDocument&Highlight=8130


You might also try a google search like: convert type certificate
experimental site:faa.gov

Thats an excellent find, the document deals with exactly the circumstance
that I anticipated having problems with, thank you for posting, and I'm
sure many others out there will gain confidence in being able to put a
glider through a similar procedure now that an official FAA document
details a route through the process... updating it is the next
challenge :-)

Many thanks,

Peter