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A329apu
10th Apr 2018, 20:43
How does it look right now? Most European countries don't need overflight permit for experimental aircraft reg in EU, right?

Mark 1
10th Apr 2018, 23:34
Assuming that the aircraft is amateur built and currently registered in Europe then it should be fairly straight-forward. Have a look at this document from the LAA (https://www.lightaircraftassociation.co.uk/engineering/TechnicalLeaflets/Operating%20An%20Aircraft/TL%202.08%20Travelling%20abroad%20in%20a%20Permit%20Aircraft .pdf) which may not be fully up to date, but will give you an idea.
You should be able to find the requirements in each country's AIP in section GEN 1.3, but there is considerable variation in the information provided by different countries.

I believe Spain and Portugal still require prior permission, but most others are accepting of the general ECAC agreement.

Jan Olieslagers
11th Apr 2018, 08:10
Thanks Mark, but allow me to warn the document's info on Belgium is quite out of date. Even the contact addresses are no more valid.

Floppy Link
11th Apr 2018, 10:33
Isn’t that because the news from Belgium is good, Jan?
No need to pay anymore?

Jan Olieslagers
11th Apr 2018, 11:36
So I understand, yes, but I am not sure about the exact details. Couldn't even say whether one still needs to request a permit. Must be somewhere in the AIP...

patowalker
11th Apr 2018, 19:28
No need to request a permit. Just fly in.

Links don't seem to work, but it is a Royal Decree of 8 June 2017 modifying a Royal Decree of 16 March 2009, published in the Moniteur Belge on 21 June 2017.