Originally Posted by
Fuji Abound
421C
It must then be easy to set up an "operator" in say Jersey, who leases the a/c out.
As a further point, on the GAR form they seek to know who the 'Owner/Operator' is and they specifically reference this as Not the Pilot. In the case of a trust or corporate aircraft what is the actual legal definition of 'The Operator' and is it consistent for various elements of the European Governments?
How does renting from a flying club (where I am pretty sure the flying club is the operator) differ from renting from a Jersey based small flying club (serving only 3 or 4 individuals).
I find this subject 'amusing' (in a shaking head in amazement way).
We are going to have a situation where European Residents will be required to have a licence which doesn't legally allow them to operate the aircraft (the EASA licence) , along with the licence which does (the FAA licence) inorder to legally operate in Europe (but not outside Europe). However, non-European Residents will only require one document to legally operate (The FAA licence).
(The above assumes the NAAs continue to exist and are the agents that issue the EASA licences and hence the long standing FAA position that, for example, a Dutch issued licence is only valid for an N-reg in the Netherlands will continue to be true)