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Hang in there, Rob ... illegitime non carborundum!

Can someone suggest or help Rob,, there must be someone around that has just a tiny wee bit of authority,, This whole thing seems a bit ridiculous with the FAA,, but then what do I know, us Canadians have our own rules that seem ridiculous as well. Anyways, can someone point Rob in the right direction? Flying is suppose to be a wee bit of fun,, don't think we want to loose a fellow aviator, there aren't that many of us left,,

Thanks for the support guys.

Just to be clear, this has absolutely nothing to do with the "fitness" of the aircraft. This is simply to do with the title.

I found a law firm on the web last night that says they specialize in clearing titles.

Rob,
Sorry to hear of your frustrations.
Have you asked CAOPA for any advice ?

No I haven't Ronald...good idea...it wouldn't hurt.

I received a fax from the FAA that N5818E has been de-certified...gee...I only had to wait 4 months.

From a learning perspective, I would have asked to have a title search done from the perspective of an importation - don't just tell me if the title is clear, tell me if there are any hurdles to decertification.

Oh...more good news...I found a prop thanks to Grants Pass Bill for $1500 instead of $3500...complete will all the paperwork to make it a (hopefully!) simple bolt on for the purposes of the import inspection.

All right, Rob!

Time for an update.

The import mechanic that was referred to me has been both good and bad.

It's been bad from the perspective that he's going through a tough time with respect to some family issues...not a lot of time to dedicate to working.

The good part is that I've met many of his customers, and they absolutely love him. They tell me he's like an artist...he's a little flighty (ha!) so you have to keep on him...but when he works, he's awesome, and extremely competent when it comes to safety.

So...although I'm pretty busy, I've tried to make one day available each week when I tell him I'm going to be at his shop...and sure enough, on those days, we're working on my airplane.

He says we're a week away from test flight.

We've got new carpet in, new prop on, frayed cables (yikes) replaced, home-made throttle linkage replaced, and lots of other little stuff. I've very much enjoyed working WITH him as I've got to know the airplane inside and out.

The Transport Canada inspector and the mechanic go way back. The inspector has a great deal of confidence in the mechanic's craft (as many others seem to)...he's taken care of the "snags" with the mechanic's inspection...and the work that's already been done.