Are you allowed to own a Mig and fly it in America. on the same note could i buy a 747 and fly that to?

Question

Both would be flown privatly for my own use.

Answer 1

yes you could fly either, so long as they conform to U.S. federal aviation regulations. If you wanted to you could fly a dinner plate.
It must have an N number (the number you see on the tail of air planes i.e n3242) And be certified by the F.A.A. That's it.

Answer 2

The 747 is fully certificated and anyone with enough money and the proper pilot qualifications can own and fly one. The MiG is not certificated, and can only be flown under a special airworthiness certificate granted by the FAA which may restrict the conditions under which it may be flown.

Answer 3

A man in Burlington Vermont owns a MIG-21 that he flies at airshows he also owns a MIG-17. To fly any plane all you need is to take and pass the courses and have a mega amount of money as these planes drink fuel like a fish drinks water on a binge. They are also expensive to maintain. The collectors name is Dean Martin (not the movie star)

Answer 4

the mig question is a little mor difficult.
there are several bloc countrys that are selling old migs.
every aircraft has a transponder that generically identifies it.
that is how fighters can tell a freindly from a bogie.
when you fly the plane, a flight plan filed with the air force telling them an unfriendly is coming their way could save you lots of problems.
the faa takes a real dim view of people just getting in a plane and flying off with it.
any body can get a plane off the ground, flaps up and full throttle.
landing them is the trick.

Answer 5

Now with the MIG, I read a magazine where someone bought a Chinese MIG, and the FAA required him to convert the instruments first to Russian, then to English before they would certify it.

Answer 6

Of course, once it was certified by the FAA you could. John Travolta flys his big commercial jetliner in and out of Ocala all the time.

Answer 7

If you can afford a MiG and a 747, laws do not apply to you.

Answer 8

You would need an Airman Certificate, & the required Jet & Type ratings.

Answer 9

yes you could legally fly either on in the USA if you could afford the plane and got licensed to fly it or them.

Answer 10

You can buy it If you have the money to do it and you can fly it if you abide to the FAA regulations