Why on earth does the state of Maine charge general aviation pilots a ‘use tax’ for merely flying into the state? This article states that the use tax “is intended to discourage residents of the state from purchasing planes in states with lesser sales tax, then flying them back home to Maine.” So, anyone that stays in ME with their airplane longer than 20 days would have to “make up the difference between Maine’s five-percent tax, and whatever tax they paid in the state where they actually bought the plane.” Give me a break. This use tax supposedly gives ME residents a tax break and puts that money into their pockets. Are they that cheap? This scares me because once one state does it others could follow. Someone here is obviously trying to make a quick buck and I think its fishy as hell. I’m definitely following this one closely. Its funny that no one knows about it until they get a bill in the mail. HERE is where I found about all this. Come to find out that Maine pretty much followed suit from Florida. Yay! Let’s go to Maine and Disneyworld this summer in our new plane. Oh wait…they charge that stupid GA use tax. Forget about it.