Thanks DR, that makes sense, and I'd forgotten that G-VTOL came along shortly thereafter.
philbky - thanks, didn't know about that..
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In good old typical PPRuNe fashion, lots of posts, none of which actually answer the OP's question!
Well somebody has got to maintain standards.
...in any event maybe there simply isn't a definitive answer to the OPs question...It might depend on the company and how much clout somebody there has with those who issue the "plates" (philbky's point) ....then again it might not
