Originally Posted by
Genghis the Engineer
You must have a CofA, licence, and medical issued by the same state.
The UK is a state, the USA is a state, the EU acts like a state and doubtless will eventually become one.
None of this cares about your nationality, only the nationality of the licence, medical and CofA.
I can legally fly an N-reg aeroplane around the world on my FAA licence and medical, or a G-reg aeroplane around the world on my CAA licence and medical. Until the end of this year I can fly an F-reg aeroplane around the world on my UK issued EASA licence and medical, but on January 1st I no longer can, for which reason I'm transferring that one to Ireland - but any other EASA member country would be equally suitable.
There are some relaxations, there are also some countries who have issues over *residency* - not the same as nationality. So it's somewhat difficult for an EU *resident* to own an N-reg aeroplane: you can do it, but workarounds are needed. I suspect that the UK will be pretty relaxed going forwards about EASA aeroplanes being based in the UK and flown by EASA pilots, as it has for years been over American aeroplanes and licences - that has been an EU problem, not a British one.
G
Well, when I said "French", for example, I meant "Issued by France".
Yes, this is the whole problem. Now we all have EU licences, medicals and CofAs. Then along came Brexit and we Brits are going to be excluded/isolated from thes common standards. In my case, I have a french-issued licence, a UK-issued medical and a UK-issued CofA. If necessary I can get a medical done in France instead and even fly with a French instructor every 2 years, but the CofA (registration) is a different kettle of fish! (BTW, the DGAC told me that the registration is not a question of residency but a question of nationality).
So, are you saying that, in your case, you will not be flying G-reg aircraft with your Irish-issued-PPL, or that you will perhaps only be able to fly G-reg aircraft in Ireland?
Perhaps they will be pretty relaxed about EU-regs based in the UK, but there could be a maintenance problem.
Oh why are we doing ourselves such self harm!