Originally Posted by
easy307
Please confirm ...
A holder of a JAA CPL/IR can fly an N-reg aircraft IFR throughout Europe ?
Would this be true of a public transport flight in an N-reg aircraft ?
The answer is no (probably).
The law is clear - you must have a licence issued by the State in which you are flying the N-Reg. The uncertainty is if, in this context, Europe is a State and JAA/EASA that State's regulator (and NAAs and places like the UK being but a local region within the larger state).
My personal view is - the local NAA takes enforcement action (rather than EASA direct enforcement action to be taken) ergo the places like UK, France, Germany are States and are separately regulated and therefore you need a licence issued by the specific State in which you wish to fly the N-Reg (or obviously an FAA licence)