X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:37:54 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from elasmtp-galgo.atl.sa.earthlink.net ([209.86.89.61] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.2) with ESMTP id 2876841 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:09:53 -0400 Received-SPF: neutral receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.86.89.61; envelope-from=mnewman@dragonnorth.com Received: from [70.91.142.49] (helo=PCMIKE3) by elasmtp-galgo.atl.sa.earthlink.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1JqqWB-00061x-1q; Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:09:15 -0400 Reply-To: From: "Michael Newman" X-Original-To: , References: In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: [LML] operating experimental/Lancairs for international travel? X-Original-Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:08:18 -0400 Organization: Dragonnorth Group X-Original-Message-ID: <653c01c8aa02$7a040740$6e0c15c0$@com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_653D_01C8A9E0.F2F26740" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Thread-Index: AcigB2PSU75oUh36T+6Un5Pt4kzSZwJ99Djw Content-Language: en-us X-ELNK-Trace: 4981850a937e3365551c28c27865cf0a239a348a220c260919073042cdac90cb4abd5df14493aac2548b785378294e88350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 70.91.142.49 This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_653D_01C8A9E0.F2F26740 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit EAA and AOPA claim to have info on this stuff. It is pretty spotty. The FAA web site does as well. (Getting a Cuban overflight permit is well documented on the FAA site and was actually trivial. I sent an email with all the required info to Cuba and got an email back with permission and an ID number.) The Bahamas requires a copy of a standard letter see: http://www.bahamas.com/assets/content/pdf/Validation%20of%20EXPERIMENTAL%20C %20of%20A.pdf?sectionid=228329&level=2 I also did my homework for the British Virgin Islands. Eventually got on the phone with the head of civil aviation there. After I asked him what paperwork he wanted for me to fly my Experimental IV-P to the BVI. His comment was "There is no impediment to flying your aircraft in the BVI." I filed the details with the AOPA and EAA who were not helpful in telling me what I needed to do. I don't know what the Turks and Cacos require, could be important as Provo is a good fuel stop on the way to the BVI or Puerto Rico. From: vtailjeff@aol.com [mailto:vtailjeff@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 5:18 PM To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: Re: [LML] operating experimental/Lancairs for international travel? not in tehe Bahamas -----Original Message----- From: Andrew M To: lml@lancaironline.net Sent: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 1:23 pm Subject: [LML] operating experimental/Lancairs for international travel? What issues exist flying a Lancair internationally compared to a normally certificated a/c? If someone wanted to hop around the Caribbean would the experimental status of the plane be a problem? Thanks, Andrew _____ Get the MapQuest Toolbar, Maps, Traffic, Directions & More! ------=_NextPart_000_653D_01C8A9E0.F2F26740 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

EAA and AOPA claim to have info on this stuff. It is = pretty spotty. The FAA web site does as well. (Getting a Cuban overflight = permit is well documented on the FAA site and was actually trivial. I sent an = email with all the required info to Cuba and got an email back with permission and = an ID number.)

The Bahamas requires a copy of a standard letter see: http://www.bahamas.com/assets/content/pdf/Vali= dation%20of%20EXPERIMENTAL%20C%20of%20A.pdf?sectionid=3D228329&level=3D= 2

I also did my homework for the British Virgin Islands. Eventually got on the phone with the head of civil aviation there. After = I asked him what paperwork he wanted for me to fly my Experimental IV-P to = the BVI. His comment was “There is no impediment to flying your = aircraft in the BVI.” I filed the details with the AOPA and EAA who were = not helpful in telling me what I needed to do.

I don’t know what the Turks and Cacos require, = could be important as Provo is a good fuel stop on the way to the BVI or Puerto = Rico.

From:= = vtailjeff@aol.com [mailto:vtailjeff@aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 5:18 PM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: Re: [LML] operating experimental/Lancairs for = international travel?

not in tehe = Bahamas

-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew M <andrew@oc384.net>
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Sent: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 1:23 pm
Subject: [LML] operating experimental/Lancairs for international = travel?

What issues exist flying a Lancair internationally = compared to a normally certificated a/c? If someone wanted to hop around = the Caribbean would the experimental status of the plane be a = problem?

Thanks,

Andrew

Get the = MapQuest Toolbar, Maps, Traffic, = Directions & More!

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