Originally Posted by IO540
What difference, if any, is there between
a) a French based F-reg Permit plane coming to the UK, and
b) an N-reg Exp Cat plane coming to the UK
Both are sub-ICAO.
I know this is going off at a tangent but isn't there a mechanism for getting US Exp Cap planes approved elsewhere in the EU (Spain is a word which keeps coming up) and then they can circulate freely?
No difference, no mechanism that I'm aware of.
All sub-ICAO aircraft are likely to be given short-term dispensations within either the word or spirit of AN52, but not indefinite dispensation unless you can demonstrate that it fully meets local engineering standards.
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