Tiagoarne wrote:
So it’s like gambling
Dealing with authorities is always a bit like gambling and you have to pay the fee.
Just recycling this topic.
As told before, I am about to purchase my first plane, therefore a little bit in the dark.
I’ve found another one that might meet my needs, is swedish registration and I am living in Germany. Any major advantage in changing it to D-reg ?
I have the impression that is not too complicated to change tail numbers between EASA state members, so maybe I can do it later, or it is smoother to do it now at the time of the transaction ?
If you’re sub 1200kg (i.e. ELA1), Germany is the best register in EASA. LBA has already published the new ELA 1 rules which means owner discretion for component lifetime.
Agree. As far as I have heard many times (here and elsewhere), SE-reg is a nightmare, in terms of TBOs, "mandatory’ service bulletins and the like.
Yes it is sub 1200kg, I understand that LBA from now on gives maximum flexibility, but my question is, in which way Swedish CAA regulation is worst ? If it is major inspections like SID’s or TBO limits, than it’s clear that I have to change, if it is common scheduled inspections requirements than I guess it’s fine, I will be happy to do them.
Thanks boscomantico you have just answered my questions.
What about the correct timing to do this change ? During sale or afterwards is fine ?
You can do it after the sale, it is fairly easy for a standard CofA aircraft. There are forms on the LBA web page, you need to supply a letter from the Swedish CAA that the aircraft was deregistered. If I was the seller, I would certainly not de-register it before the deal is done.
Why this distrust? We are all honest guys, aren’t we? 
Once you lose 6-digit amounts and almost your company, you will revisit your approach to trust, I guarantee you 
I would certainly not de-register it before the deal is done.
Absolutely correct.
When selling a plane, you must never take on responsibility for problems which the buyer might find based on stuff he wants to do (e.g. a registry transfer).
