jeff , another thing youll need to think about is paying the tax man . you may be aware that in washington you have to pay a use tax on the airplane . it seems its a gray area with the tax people and all of them arent up to speed on it , meaning it depends on who you talk to determines how much you pay . be sure you have copies of your bill of sale . my kit already had an n number and registered with the faa . getting that changed is a whole different story . i was able to use a copy of the bill of sale the faa has to have for my value for the tax purpose . i guess my point is , get the taxes paid before the plane gets more valuable in the states eyes . i dont know if you can pay the tax before its registered with the faa .