Anything that involves regulation is always wonderfully clear as mud
So I have spoken with one of the companies and they inform me they have an STC and that it already has the Reims model listed on it.
So I did some digging on EASA web site and it states "An application from a non-EU organization for the EASA validation of a non-EU STC. The application must be made in accordance with any Working Arrangement or Bilateral agreement. In the case of STCs issued by the FAA, for example, the STC holder must make the applicaion via the FAA Aircraft Certification Office (ACO) that did the original approval."
To add confusion this is a Reims Cessna not a US Cessna
EASA site says...
"How does EASA deal with STCs on Reims-built Cessna models?
STCs approved on US-built Cessnas and their applicability to Reims-Cessna models
Reims-Cessna was a French company that manufactured US-designed Cessna aircraft under licence. These included the F150, F152, F172, F177, F182, F337, F406 and their variants. These aircraft were identical to the US-built aircraft but the French aircraft were given DGAC Type Certificates. For this reason, FAA STCs approved for US-built Cessna models do not formally apply to Reims-Cessna models; this also applies to validated STCs. However, because the Reims-Cessna aircraft are identical to the US-built aircraft, and because there is no technical investigation necessary to extend the applicability of STCs to the French-built aircraft, EASA can extend the grandfathered approval to Reims-built aircraft but the approval has to be legally recorded. The mechanism that is used is the minor change, even if the modification would normally be classified as STC (ie, a major change). The applicant should apply on an EASA Form 32 referring to the FAA STC and its EASA grandfathered approval in the application."
So does that mean I need to get an STC approved or I just need a Form 32?
