Originally Posted by
India Four Two
Pilot DAR,
Thanks for your input. The 90 day limit is referred to in CAR 202.42. In my first post, I made a mistake in my URL.
The "unless" section is the usual difficult read (unless you are a lawyer), but I am pretty sure it confirms my suspicion that there is no way a private N-registered aircraft can be based in Canada.
https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/....html#s-202.42
What is so difficult to read about the unless section?
You can register it privately, but privately owned by a corporation in the US for example. I have no idea how a Canadian cojld own a US corporation, but I'm confident it is somehow possible.
202.42 (1) allows this for small planes that would not need an OC in Canada. So you can't do that with your private jet, but with a Rallye you would be fine.
No idea what customs wants. I wouldn't even have thought about that. Is it even applicable? The good news is that pretty much any customs issue can quickly be solved with money. With TC issues you need more money and even more time.