Originally Posted by CloudQueen
Do you seriously think it's safe to operate in Africa as a 91 operation with no FAA oversite or regulation?
The record clearly shows that the American FAA themselves believe that to be the case. It appears that once an N registered aircraft has left US airspace, it has ceased to exist so far as any obligation of the FAA to provide regulatory oversight is concerned.
An N registration for an aircraft is, in effect, a flag of convenience - no different than a Panamanian or Liberian registration for a ship.