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IO540 · 21st August 2008, 16:57

Currently there is NO proposal to boot out N-reg planes from UK or Europe; France and the UK having pushed out and then abandoned such proposals in recent years.

However, EASA has published an extremely depressing consultation which (see pages 159-161) completely kills all foreign license privileges for European residents.

EASA is planning to honour foreign licenses in Europe only on the basis of a reciprocal treaty on mutual license acceptance, signed with each relevant country. The USA is IMHO most unlikely to amend FAR 61.3 or whatever to suit that little self-important place called Europe, so this proposal is basically a V-sign to America. One should never propose something from which the only way back is a humiliation so I don't really understand what EASA is trying to do here. They either "know" they will win, or they are happy to start a war with the corporate/bizjet population.

EASA is scheduled to publish another consultation mid September which will address foreign planes. I don't know of anybody who knows what this will contain. It could be OK or it could be another total disaster for European instrument pilots.

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IO540 A Personal Title Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: England Posts: 7,815	Currently there is NO proposal to boot out N-reg planes from UK or Europe; France and the UK having pushed out and then abandoned such proposals in recent years. However, EASA has published an extremely depressing consultation which (see pages 159-161) completely kills all foreign license privileges for European residents. EASA is planning to honour foreign licenses in Europe only on the basis of a reciprocal treaty on mutual license acceptance, signed with each relevant country. The USA is IMHO most unlikely to amend FAR 61.3 or whatever to suit that little self-important place called Europe, so this proposal is basically a V-sign to America. One should never propose something from which the only way back is a humiliation so I don't really understand what EASA is trying to do here. They either "know" they will win, or they are happy to start a war with the corporate/bizjet population. EASA is scheduled to publish another consultation mid September which will address foreign planes. I don't know of anybody who knows what this will contain. It could be OK or it could be another total disaster for European instrument pilots.