I should add that his aircraft G-KURK has a current permit to fly and the aircraft is insured, but what makes me wonder is what pilots licence he is using, as I it might be very difficult to ever convince the UK CAA of medical fitness to fly having been sectioned under the mental act, so is he flying on a French Licence or European Licence? I also wonder if on a UK permit to fly an aircraft can legally fly across Europe or does it require an EASA certificate.
My understanding is that you need to have a LAA Permit to Fly validated for each country you wish to overfly.
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sure he has all these written permissions neatly filed for every European and every African state en route...Cough... Cough.