Ed_Wischmeyer
Well Known Member
So I had a serious buyer for the gorgeous RV-8 lined up, but UK regs meant that a ton of rework would be required to license the plane there. Basically, if the plane wasn't built exactly to the plans...
* In the forward baggage compartment, there is a cutout to access the instrument panel. That's not allowed over there, and if you want to fix it by riveting a piece across the cutout, that would require a full stress analysis to be performed. Their mechanic said replace the bulkhead;
* Same for an access panel in the floor behind the back seat;
* Didn't hear why, but the Tefzel wiring would all have to be replaced to keep them happy. And it's a nice wiring job, too;
* A biggie is that the engine is an experimental O-320 with no data plate. The workaround was to sell the plane firewall aft. But the ECI cylinders really should be replaced, anyway;
* The transponder is not Mode S, and the comm radio is not 8.33kHz spacing, so those aren't legal over there, either. Knew that going in...
Anybody else run into similar problems selling overseas? Now to start advertising again...
* In the forward baggage compartment, there is a cutout to access the instrument panel. That's not allowed over there, and if you want to fix it by riveting a piece across the cutout, that would require a full stress analysis to be performed. Their mechanic said replace the bulkhead;
* Same for an access panel in the floor behind the back seat;
* Didn't hear why, but the Tefzel wiring would all have to be replaced to keep them happy. And it's a nice wiring job, too;
* A biggie is that the engine is an experimental O-320 with no data plate. The workaround was to sell the plane firewall aft. But the ECI cylinders really should be replaced, anyway;
* The transponder is not Mode S, and the comm radio is not 8.33kHz spacing, so those aren't legal over there, either. Knew that going in...
Anybody else run into similar problems selling overseas? Now to start advertising again...