Ferrying newly purchased Airplane from US

[SuperchargedRS]

If you need a FAA pilot to bring her up for you, let me know!

[MD-M]

I have been ordering the FAA records from Plane Fax

Thank you cgartly. I am researching their source. Assuming it proves reliable, I will add it.

[Chaxterium]

If you want to fly an N-registered aircraft in the USA, you must have an FAA pilot certificate.

However, once it crosses the border into Canada, you can fly an N-registered aircraft with your Canadian pilot licence.

Is this true? If so this is news to me. I'm currently in the process of getting my FAA licence because the company I may be doing some flying for just bought an N registered plane and plan on keeping it N registered for a while so I was under the assumption that I would need to get my FAA licence. The aircraft will be flown almost entirely in Canada.

[chipmunk]

If you want to fly an N-registered aircraft in the USA, you must have an FAA pilot certificate.

However, once it crosses the border into Canada, you can fly an N-registered aircraft with your Canadian pilot licence.

Is this true? If so this is news to me. I'm currently in the process of getting my FAA licence because the company I may be doing some flying for just bought an N registered plane and plan on keeping it N registered for a while so I was under the assumption that I would need to get my FAA licence. The aircraft will be flown almost entirely in Canada.

Absolutely.
I did this a few years ago with my company's newly purchased aircraft before they were able to C-register it.

Just do NOT cross the US border with it or you'll need someone else to fly it home.

[Chaxterium]

Excellent. Thanks for the info. I'm going to try and find the regs for that so I can show my employer. If anyone has a quick link to the appropriate regs that would be fantastic.

Cheers,
Chax

[Aviatard]

CAR 401.04(a)

401.04 No person shall act as a flight crew member or exercise the privileges of a flight crew licence in Canada in an aircraft registered in a contracting state other than Canada, unless the person holds, and can produce while so acting or while exercising such privileges,

(a) a flight crew permit or licence issued under this Subpart; or
(amended 2003/06/01; previous version)

(b) a flight crew licence, or a document equivalent to a foreign licence validation certificate, that is issued under the laws of the contracting state.

"contracting state" - means a state that is a party to the Convention; (État contractant)

List of ICAO contracting states:

http://www.icao.int/icao/en/members.htm