On Thu, 14 Jan 2010 07:45:18 +0000, Peter wrote:

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

Having taken a look through the FAA website I think form 8130.2F mod4,
which is current, has the appropriate language and procedures in it...
around page 56-63, and seems to make this transition possible even if the
TCDS was issued after the glider was imported and is not referred to on
the original Export CofA.

Peter