Buying an airplane and keeping it on US registration


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From: Where the Quaboag River flows, USA
There’s a reason Canada’s largest OEM has its demo fleet in the US and on the N reg. New models were imported and put under N reg the day after the FAA TC was issued.

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From: Toronto
It remains on cars over $100K, which makes some sense as there's more revenue potential and not as many claiming a driving school exemption
I suspect the LT on aircraft and boats led to some employment loss in aircraft and marine support businesses when buyers began basing aircraft and boats in the US – plus more bureaucracy hours spent chasing limited revenue.

I suspect the LT on aircraft and boats led to some employment loss in aircraft and marine support businesses when buyers began basing aircraft and boats in the US – plus more bureaucracy hours spent chasing limited revenue.




