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Old 2nd Sep 2007, 15:20
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IO540
 
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OK, I didn't realise this is discrimation according to [jet] aircraft type. That's well out of order.

My *guess* is that this is the often voiced "European regulator panic" over "thousands" of VLJs "clogging up" European airspace. So they decided to make it harder.

I spoke to somebody in the know this morning, and I gather these extra requirements will cost the pilot about £10k.

Of course if the plane is on the N-reg, he can fly worldwide, in all airspace, with a PPL/IR and a TR.... the Eurocrats really hate this.
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