From everything I have read, importing a plane from another country is a daunting proposition. There were some recent posts dealing with importation from Canada, and even that looked like a challenge.
You may also be surprized with how much shipping would cost. It probably would require a special container. Otherwise, the salt air and spray which the plane would encounter on an open deck would probably ruin it.
And shipping would be quoted in Euros, too, making it even more expensive.
I looked into the possibility of buying a Checkoslovakian Finn (a small Olympic class sailboat)recently and it was going to end up costing well over $20,000 to do it. And there is always the possibility of the plane or boat sustaining major damage in transit, and sorting fault out if that happened could be a legal nightmere.
On balance, I think for a marginal increase in performance you would be risking a lot to buy the Reims plane.
Last edited by Paul_Poindexter; 01/03/09 05:44 PM.
