The CAA version, which is supposed to aligned with EASA, requires the crew to have EASA papers if any crewmember or the operator is EU based.
It would be very interesting to hear from those in the know as to how many operations will
actually be affected by these requirements. We have seen a lot of posts about the theoretical position, but some real world examples would be useful. What it amounts to is operators based in the EU and operating "N" reg aircraft and relying on EU resident pilots holding
only FAA licences to fly those aircraft. So, we are not taking about dual qualified pilots. What I am referring to is commercial operators, not private individuals, as any change to these proposals will come off the back of the serious economic and commercial impact of the proposals, if any.
Are there many such operators and if so how many; how many pilots will be affected by this and what are the operators doing about it now? Are they just getting on with retraining their pilots; are they lobbying like mad to get this changed? There seem few actual examples being quoted.