I wonder if someone can help me on this. I am a UK national who does NOT have permanent residency in Australia. I am here on a work visa. I am looking at importing/buying a plane & putting it on the VH register.
After consulting with the CASA, although I can be a VH registered 'holder', I am not an eligible to be a VH registered 'operator'. So it looks like I can own the aircraft, but not legally fly it
To be an 'operator', you need to be Australian resident or an Australian company (with a ACN). It looks relatively easy to set up an Australian company on the web. So there is a way around this issue.
Has anyone followed this path, and are there any additional problems/requirements about an Australian company being an 'operator' instead of an individual (aside from company reporting requirements etc).
Any insight appreciated......