Temporary Permit to Fly
Hello Maintenance experts,
I'm trying to find information on the "Temporary Permit to Fly" that is issued by the aviation authority to allow an aircraft that, while not technically within the definition of airworthy as put forth by ICAO Annex 8, is considered safe for flight. In the US, we can gain approval, via OpSpec D084, to authorize these flights on our own while in US airspace. All of the information I have found on the CAA website pertains to EASA or UK aircraft, and I have not been able to find anything for foreign aircraft as I have with other countries, including the UK OT.
Anyone from the UK have a lot of experience with these? I'm primarily trying to determine if a US operator such as ourselves, would be able to apply and obtain a continuing authorization for these while in UK airspace. I doubt it, but wanted to see if there is anyone here that works in that area.
Yes, I have reached out to the CAA, but sometimes the replies are understandably delayed.
Also, I found this statement in the CAP 733
"Foreign registered aircraft operating on airworthiness documents which are not ICAO compliant will also require the permission of the CAA to fly within UK airspace; if granted, this permission will be contained in a ‘Certificate of Validation’, details of which can be found in Article 9B of the ANO"
I can only find Article 9B in the ANO 2000. How do I determine which ANO is current? It seems that the 2016 one is most current, but then this reference to 9B disappears. Also, It appears that the UK has a "national permit to fly' which appears to be used by non-EASA aircraft, but it too doesn't seem to apply for what I'm looking for, as I see it mentioning ultralights, ex-military, gyro copters etc.
Thank you in advance for your input,
AM
Last edited by Alaskaman; 9th February 2020 at 23:46.
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