Buying an airplane and keeping it on US registration

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Originally Posted by Pilot DAR

I feel that my knowledge of airplanes is being tested... okay... Turbo Aztec, Turbo Navajo, Turbo Seminole, Cessna 303, 320, 337, 340, and many 400's, Beech turbo Baron, so there are choices in this category I have not flown the Seminole, 320, 400's or Baron, so cannot speak about them first hand.



I guess that we see this differently, I've flown in 47 states, and 21 other countries, and found aviation in Canada to be an ideal balance of low on restrictions, very easy airspace, and adequate in infrastructure in each of the ten provinces, and three territories I have flown in. I have found the cost to fly in Canada to be comparatively low, considering some landing fees I have paid in Europe and Scandinavia. As for places to fly to, I cannot imagine more opportunity than one would find in Canada. Beaches of PEI to the mountains in BC, the fjords of Labrador to the thousands of welcoming lakes in Ontario, and I could always buy gas where i needed it. My personal record is flying to camp on the shore of a beautiful lake and waterfall, 93 miles away from the nearest other person or settlement of any kind. Ahhhh.....



Which is what is paid for by taxes and user fees which one might choose to pay. The US has ten times the population for less area, so yes, they have more financial basis for infrastructure.



Sure, I think that is the case for 90% of Canadians. I do have Canadian friends, who own N airplanes, keep them in the US, and drive to the airport in the US to fly them. As you express great satisfaction with US aviation, that's probably your best option, just know the rules about the occasional trip in which you might bring the plane to Canada.

I didn't intend to test your knowledge, nor was my message aimed at you (or anyone else for that matter). I did put a search on a few buy-and-sale website for an AFFORDABLE TWIN, I came up very short. They are either naturally aspirated or very expansive turbocharged, with the Seneca being maybe the only one that is affordable turbo (for example - Aztec, Seminole, and most of the low-end Cessna being the first, and the Navajo and the rest being turbo but extremely expansive), so that is why I ask my question - relatively affordable and turbocharged.

As for the US, I don't know when was the last time you went there, but in the last year I put over 200 hours there, and 100% of the airports I have flown to, most class G, have LPV approaches to basically ILS minimums (200 AGL), while in Canada it's extremely uncommon to find class E or Class G airspace with such approaches. That is on top of other infrastructures.
Many have compliantly vehicle you can borrow, just top up the gas, free snacks, beds, heated/cooled pilot lounges and more.

The fact they require ADS-B out and soon, 406 ELT will become mandatory (as a matter of fact - well over 80% of the US aircrafts already have them) means they are lightyears ahead of Canada. I am a volunteer SAR pilot, and I can tell you - if you crash in Northern Canada in Winter, your survival chance is less than 50%. Just finding you, with out old age equipment, might cost you your life. With the 406, your survival chances, assuming no major storm is present, are jumping to well over 80%. We will find you in a matter of 30 minutes or less, and more than likely ground teams will already be dispatched way before us, while with the old ELT, they won't bother show up until we can find you.
You would think being primarily inhabited, Canada will require such equipment.. The best compromise? I beg to differ.