Larscho
12th Jan 2014, 12:36
Hello guys and gals,
We all know that despite EASA standards there are sometimes big differences in cost and maintenance between countries in EU. Some(most?) countries have painfully high fees which is killing the general aviation and others just kill it by implementing ridiculous maintenance requirements.
Now in EU and in Aviation we have a unique possibility to actually choose our country of registration. This is something we should use to our benefit.
I am currently looking for a good place to register a Cessna, 2500 MTOW.
It is interesting to see how the different countries interpret the regulations from EASA. In Sweden the costs are a joke, some say they are the highest in the region and I wouldn't be surprised. They also believe that all recommendations are mandatory which causes a lot of problems as well.
In Germany for example, they have no annual authority fee for the airwothiness ARC and as far as I have understood you can do the annual/100hr check yourself. In Sweden it is around 350 euro/year for the ARC and you are only allowed to do some small tasks on the 50hr check.
Can anyone tell me about the conditions in UK, France or any other country?
A big thing for us is the propellers. It is currently mandatory to do the overhaul every 6th year or TBO reached. We will never reach the TBO flight time when flying 100-200 hrs/year. Do you know any country where they allow you to fly on only TBO, disregarding the calender time?
This is not about flying an unsafe airplane, we have the knowledge but not the papers to keep the stuff airworthy and totally safe. It is more a matter of making it more reasonable to own and operate a private airplane. We should all use the freedom of services through EU.
Stay safe!
We all know that despite EASA standards there are sometimes big differences in cost and maintenance between countries in EU. Some(most?) countries have painfully high fees which is killing the general aviation and others just kill it by implementing ridiculous maintenance requirements.
Now in EU and in Aviation we have a unique possibility to actually choose our country of registration. This is something we should use to our benefit.
I am currently looking for a good place to register a Cessna, 2500 MTOW.
It is interesting to see how the different countries interpret the regulations from EASA. In Sweden the costs are a joke, some say they are the highest in the region and I wouldn't be surprised. They also believe that all recommendations are mandatory which causes a lot of problems as well.
In Germany for example, they have no annual authority fee for the airwothiness ARC and as far as I have understood you can do the annual/100hr check yourself. In Sweden it is around 350 euro/year for the ARC and you are only allowed to do some small tasks on the 50hr check.
Can anyone tell me about the conditions in UK, France or any other country?
A big thing for us is the propellers. It is currently mandatory to do the overhaul every 6th year or TBO reached. We will never reach the TBO flight time when flying 100-200 hrs/year. Do you know any country where they allow you to fly on only TBO, disregarding the calender time?
This is not about flying an unsafe airplane, we have the knowledge but not the papers to keep the stuff airworthy and totally safe. It is more a matter of making it more reasonable to own and operate a private airplane. We should all use the freedom of services through EU.
Stay safe!