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Old 28th Apr 2003, 01:37
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ozplane
 
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I couldn't agree more. The American dealer for a Czech built ultralight I was most impressed with has an arrangement with the factory for the buyer to spend 7 days in the factory helping to "build" his a/c, take in the delights of Prague, fly home to the USA and hey presto 4 weeks later his completed kit arrives in the USA. This apparently conforms to the EAA/FAA 51% rule and I should imagine everybody is happy. He's seen how his pride and joy was built, the EAA/FAA don't have to do much checking and the lucky owner has saved about 30% on a largely factory built aircraft. Don't see Gatwick or Shoreham/Turweston buying that approach!
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