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Can anyone tell me if a Colemill Panther Navajo can be put into European (JAA) registration according to EASA rules ?
Thanks
Oxeagle
30th Jan 2007, 18:01
ant1,
I too have been trying to find out whether a Colemill Panther modification is acceptable under EASA. I talked to the CAA, who put me through to five different people before admitting they didn't have a clue (nothing new there then :rolleyes:), and I havn't been able to find the right number for EASA.
If anyone has any information, or even has a contact number for the correct department at EASA, it would be much appreciated
Ox
http://www.colemill.com/Conversions/PantherII.php
yamaha
31st Jan 2007, 15:22
http://www.easa.eu.int/home/cert2_en.html
You need to talk to this department and it is quite clearly their responsibility
Thanks for the info :ok:
I know of a Navajo that had to get rid of its 3 blade props and switch to 2 blades.
NutLoose
7th Feb 2007, 23:44
I do not know this modification, but if there is one anywhere in Europe in a country covered by EASA then Yes the CAA have to allow it as I read the rules, there was a similar thing down at filton area I believe and they found an aircraft in Spain with the props I think they could not initially get cleared, so the CAA who initially said no had to allow them.........
Jetset41
13th Feb 2007, 20:33
Hi, I have worked on 2 panthers back in the early eighties, both on the Nreg.
The both had TIO540 J2BD [chieftan engines] with 4 blade Q tip hatzell props and with lovely winglets.
One actually won the Paris-New York-Paris air race setting various speed records,one leg averaging 375 MPH.
Said aircraft had an inflight refuelling probe where the heater usually sat, which had been used from another PA31 but deemed to risky so had pressure refuelling on the ground.
On its return to EGKB we were given a firewalled fly past and wing over down 29.
Said owner and Mr Colemill on board, an Ozzie and a Yank in the cockpit together HHHHmm.
I did get to fly with said Ozzie a few years later on a test flight.
Live on Boyd.
Jetset41.
ps not too sure if Easa would accept or not, but enjoyed the memories here.
Pulled this up from the archives as i would like an answer the same question