Originally Posted by
dstevens
Everyone needs to be very clear, YLAC are classed by the CAA as the manufacturer, not the importer/distributor, of the WT9 Dynamic. No YLAC, no new Dynamics. Aerospool are simply classed as the sub-contract company making the things, they do not own the rights to the UK derivative. If YLAC did cease to exist, whether the owner would be willing to pass on all the docs needed for someone else to take over is, as indicated by previous post, moot point!
I'm sure they would, but certainly not for free. I was involved on the fringes of that certification project - it was huge, expensive, and the bill must have been well over £100k; also the UK version Dynamic is not the same aircraft sold in other countries. That "manufacturer status" is the company's primary asset.
G