Originally Posted by Tim McLelland
...............but when the beloved CAA can't even bring themselves to certify a Shackleton, you have to wonder...
.......or a Buccaneer!
The CAA would not tolerate the Buccs that went to South Africa on the British Register even temporarily. They had to be on the South African civil register before they could even get airborne just to depart UK airspace!
The team that are trying to get a Bucc airborne out of Scampton have had an inordinate battle with the CAA and, despite some rumour to the contrary recently, may not be out of the woods yet!
I recommend that you engage the CAA formally at the very earliest opportunity to avoid delay to your planned 'civvie' launch! To quote Robbie Burns: "The best laid plans o' mice and men gang aft aglay" In other words, they might have said it's OK but until you have final clearance to do so, your Jag could well be grounded (like most Jags on a hot day!!!!!) for a long time!
And that could be the crippler as far as the CAA is concerned: A Jaguar; a hot or warm day; without appropriate airfield crash assistance; and no arresting mechanisms (ie most civvie airfields)!!
Best of luck.
FW