[Aus-soaring] Costs/issues on importing a foreign registered glider

Hi I am considering my options for a replacement to Alice and one possibility is to import a second hand glider from Europe or the USA. I know there are people here who have done that and would appreciate some guidance on how best to go about this and what pitfalls exist. tks -- Robert Har

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Hi Robert, Is the glider that you are considering not available in Aus? If not, may I ask what you are considering to replace Alice with? Basically the shipping part is easy, get yourself a freight fowarding agent and let them give you a quote for shipping a 40ft container from there to here. The

Re: [Aus-soaring] Costs/issues on importing a foreign registered glider

At 08:21 AM 14/03/2007, you wrote: Hi I am considering my options for a replacement to Alice and one possibility is to import a second hand glider from Europe or the USA. I know there are people here who have done that and would appreciate some guidance on how best to go about this and what

RE: [Aus-soaring] Costs/issues on importing a foreign registered glider

Hart Sent: Wednesday, 14 March 2007 9:21 To: Soaring in Australia. Subject: [Aus-soaring] Costs/issues on importing a foreign registered glider Hi I am considering my options for a replacement to Alice and one possibility is to import a second hand glider from Europe or the USA. I know there

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Chris Kiehn wrote: Hi Robert, Is the glider that you are considering not available in Aus? If not, may I ask what you are considering to replace Alice with? I am unsure on what I am going to buy as yet - but it will be an open class two seater (possibly self launch/turbo). Whilst I would prefer

Re: [Aus-soaring] Costs/issues on importing a foreign registered glider

hi Robert It is imperative to get the glider taken off the register in the country you are purchasing it from. Hastily scribbled notes, photocopies, e-mails etc are not enough. To get the glider registered here you have to have that official docket with stamps in triplicate and carbon copies... it

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To add to the list of things to be aware of: I've moved Stemme aircraft to/from Australia multiple times; One (VH- TCP) is just back at Port Adelaide from the factory now, though I've deferred delivery until just after Avalon so I can concentrate on flying VH-SIO over to Avalon tomorrow :)