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alan(at)kestrel-insurance
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Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 5:29 pm Post subject: It's arrived :-)

Hello All

After many arduous and stressful battles with the U.S. customs (and lots of

money changing hands), my Europa finally arrived here in Spruce Creek

Florida at 4pm this evening. Tomorrow I will start the delicate unpacking

process and hope not too many parts are damaged. The whole process involved

me being considered a "dodgy character" (some may agree with that view) by

the customs authority and having the aircraft moved to a secure storage

facility where it could be thoroughly searched for illicit contraband. The

container had three separate holds placed on it and was only released after

many irate phone calls from me and a thorough in depth search by the men in

power. Oh yes and did I mention the fact that they were charging me storage

whilst they had the container. They released the container ( and the

aircraft) yesterday and our trucker turned up today to collect it all only

to be told that they couldn't release it as the " Inspection fee" had not

been paid.... it had but they just didn't look at the right bank account for

it! SO more irate phone calls and we were finally informed that they had

found the money and we could have the container. The trucker had been there

from 11am to 2.30pm waiting for it.  But now it's here as you can imagine,

life is good again. And tomorrow we start battle with the FAA. 

Hope to see everyone at Sun 'n Fun. 

Happy Flying and building



Cheers 



Alan



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steven.pitt2(at)ntlworld.
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Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 11:37 pm Post subject: It's arrived :-)

Alan

Delighted to hear that you have finally arrived safely but staggered that 

you have had so much trouble getting the aircraft through. I look forward to 

hearing more detail of your trials as I was hoping to take my Europa over in 

the next few years, but you seem to be putting me off.

Regards

Steve Pitt G-SMDH

PS Would it have been easier to take it on a roll on roll off in its own 

trailer?

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topglock(at)cox.net
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Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 7:37 am Post subject: It's arrived :-)

Alan,



Happy to know that your task is almost done.  Hope to meet up with you 

at SNF, along with the usual crew...



Jeff - Baby Blue

251 hours



Alan Burrows wrote:

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 Hello All

 After many arduous and stressful battles with the U.S. customs (and lots of

 money changing hands), my Europa finally arrived here in Spruce Creek

 Florida at 4pm this evening. Tomorrow I will start the delicate unpacking

 process and hope not too many parts are damaged. The whole process involved

 me being considered a "dodgy character" (some may agree with that view) by

 the customs authority and having the aircraft moved to a secure storage

 facility where it could be thoroughly searched for illicit contraband. The

 container had three separate holds placed on it and was only released after

 many irate phone calls from me and a thorough in depth search by the men in

 power. Oh yes and did I mention the fact that they were charging me storage

 whilst they had the container. They released the container ( and the

 aircraft) yesterday and our trucker turned up today to collect it all only

 to be told that they couldn't release it as the " Inspection fee" had not

 been paid.... it had but they just didn't look at the right bank account for

 it! SO more irate phone calls and we were finally informed that they had

 found the money and we could have the container. The trucker had been there

 from 11am to 2.30pm waiting for it.  But now it's here as you can imagine,

 life is good again. And tomorrow we start battle with the FAA. 

 Hope to see everyone at Sun 'n Fun. 

 Happy Flying and building



 Cheers 



 Alan

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