Defence & Civil Registered Aircraft
Hey guys,
A mate of mine asked me this today and I don't know the answer so I thought I'd throw it out here to see if I can get a response.
He said he was down at the RAAF Museum and was told by the staff there that their CT4 is registered as both a RAAF aircraft (with the military serial number) and is also on the civil register as well (with the VH-??? number). I didn't realize this could be done, nor could I really see the advantage in doing so.
I would have presumed that if its registered as a defense assett it must comply with a whole bunch of defense requirements. That's great and I guess avoids all the CASA bull****. Conversely if its registered as a civil aircraft I presume there might be benefits in that (perhaps less strick maintenance than compared with defence, I don't know..)
But I couldn't see the benefit in it being registered under both? Surely then you've got two different sets of requirements to meet?
Cheers,
AB