Zeke,
From:
http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory...FILE/a25ce.pdf Page 4.
"Certification Basis Model 404:
Part 23 of the Federal Aviation Regulations effective February 1, 1965, as amended by 23-1 through 23-13 except Subpart B as amended through 23-14; and FAR 23.1385(c) as amended through 23-21; and 23.1327 as amended through 23-23. "
FAR 23 is "AIRWORTHINESS STANDARDS: NORMAL, UTILITY, ACROBATIC, AND COMMUTER CATEGORY AIRPLANES" (sorry for the bolding I am cutting and pasting
Just because CASA says that we can use it in RPT operations, does not make it a transport category aircraft.
CS