"Gene Whitt" wrote in message
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Y'all,
Several years ago I had a student buy a 700 hour C-182 that had been a
Cessna Demonstrator in Europe. Before the aircraft could be registered in
the U.S. the entire exhaust/muffler system had to be replaced to meet FAA
noisier standards. Your tax dollars at work.

It's the same here in the UK. If a plane is imported from Germany and
the silencer isn't certified here, then off it comes. Stupid, but hopefully
with JAR/EASA it'll mean something certified in one country will be
acceptable to all.

Paul