From: "Marvin Kaye" <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Baja!
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Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 15:09:44 -0500
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Posted for "Charles R. Patton" <charles.r.patton@ieee.org>:

  Oh yeah, a couple of other points I forgot.  Part of the fee is based on
airplane wingspan, so our Lancair 360 was the minimum.  A IV would probably be
more.  The other point -- bring passports or good photo ID(?).  They were used
for the visa they gave us on landing.  There is a program where you can pay a
bit more, but then you can enter multiple times per year.  One thing necessary
for it is to have 3 (three) copies of everything when you enter, then you can
get a mulitple entry permit.  You'll still pay some fees, but others become
cheaper.  I don't have the notes on all this right now, but if there is
interest I can dig them up.  All in all, our experience was fine, and we will
be doing it again, but I know several  members of a social flying club we
belong to won't fly in MX anymore due to various bad experiences.   So it may
have a lot to do with where you choose to go. Charles Patton  LNC2  N360JM
  

>  We were just down to Alamos, MX in late January, and they weren't 
> bothered at
> all by the fact that is experimental,  We flew into Cuidad Obregon for 
> a port
> of entry.  They just wanted the papers; registration, proof of Mexican
> insurance,  and pilot's license, and  proof you're allowed to fly the 
> plane --
> i.e., if the plane is registered to a corporation, then you need to 
> have the
> corporation's permission to fly the plane.  Fees totaled just under 
> $100 US.
>  Charles Patton LNC2  N360JM