Hallo fellow pilots,
I'm new to this forum but following it for some time, I'm a 42 year proud owner of a
DA20 Katana here in Belgium for 9 years already. I love the Katana but i think it is time now to make an upgrade
to a DA40 prefering the XL serie. Does someone have a good advice for me about the import/ferry….
of a N-reg DA40 from the US?
Rob
Importing a DA40
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Re: Importing a DA40
Hey Rob,
Welcome to DAN! There is hardly anything I know about the process of registering a DA40 in Belgium but I can only recommend you not to containerize the plane . It takes longer and is a lot more complicated than people want to make you believe .I would always recommend to fly the plane, no matter what . With a good ferry pilot you won't even need to install ferry tanks. Best time of year is summer or the winter.
Welcome to DAN! There is hardly anything I know about the process of registering a DA40 in Belgium but I can only recommend you not to containerize the plane . It takes longer and is a lot more complicated than people want to make you believe .I would always recommend to fly the plane, no matter what . With a good ferry pilot you won't even need to install ferry tanks. Best time of year is summer or the winter.
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Re: Importing a DA40
Welcome Rob,
yes ferry is possible, but there are of course some risks. Also finding a good plane in the US, you nedd somebody to have a look there and checking the planes out. This is a bit difficult from Europe.
check your PM ..... sent you an adress.
yes ferry is possible, but there are of course some risks. Also finding a good plane in the US, you nedd somebody to have a look there and checking the planes out. This is a bit difficult from Europe.
check your PM ..... sent you an adress.
Thomas Bienz DA40-180 40.337 D-ENMA (sold 08/2022)
Home Airport LSZC Buochs Switzerland
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Welcome to the forum Rob.
I pm you a link to one for sale in Europe. I checked it before buying mine. The price seems fair.
I see your home base is Kiewit, this is a short grass strip. It will be hard to take off at MTOW. You might consider a Tundra which has stol capacities.
We are in Brustem, near Kiewit.
I wish you much fun hunting for your DA40 !
I pm you a link to one for sale in Europe. I checked it before buying mine. The price seems fair.
I see your home base is Kiewit, this is a short grass strip. It will be hard to take off at MTOW. You might consider a Tundra which has stol capacities.
We are in Brustem, near Kiewit.
I wish you much fun hunting for your DA40 !
40.446, G1000, KAP 140, Hartzell Metal