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#1870431
Hi all,

Hopefully this is the correct board... I'm interested, at a very high-level, in understanding what hoops one needs to jump through in order to import and use an aircraft from outside the G-reg sphere of influence...

Say an aircraft in the Irish register? One from Italy or France?

There seems to be a lack of affordable (OK so everyone has a different barometer for 'affordable' :) ) aircraft and I sometimes spot something of interest abroad only to wonder how much hassle(!) it might be to bring into the UK. And whether that hassle is at all worth a small saving or increase in available aircraft types.

If anyone has any experience or insight or reference material, I'd greatly appreciate the steer.

Thanks.
#1870879
Are you talking "importing" or "importing and converting to G reg"? There is a huge difference.

Anything on a standard ICAO CofA may be "imported" by paying the VAT (Duty on an aircraft that has a CofA is zero). Flying it is then subject to the minefield of "operator" residency dogs-breakfast.

Converting to a UK CofA happens after the import and is another minefield entirely; depending on Export CofA from source country and CAA wishes at the time of conversion, as well a maintenance status at that time.

Permit (or Experimental) is different again..........