Flying on uk jar-ppl, in n reg plane in French airspace
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Flying on uk jar-ppl, in n reg plane in French airspace
Which rules apply? Us, uk or French? I thought it all hung on the aircraft reg?
I.e. you squawk 1200, instead of 7000, because you are us and therefore fly us rules?
I was thinking about this and tried to remember back to my air law exam and couldn't.
I.e. you squawk 1200, instead of 7000, because you are us and therefore fly us rules?
I was thinking about this and tried to remember back to my air law exam and couldn't.
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AAAAARGHHH 
In simple terms, it is the State of Registry that decides what privileges (if any) a particular set of pilot papers confers on an aircraft of that Registry.
In this case it is the FAA, and the reference is FAR 61.3.
You don't say which country that PPL was issued in, but under 61.3 it is legit to fly an N-reg in the airspace of that country alone.
If the PPL was issued in France then the pilot can fly an N-reg in French airspace only.
The fact that the PPL is JAR-FCL is not relevant.
It's really quite simple once you remember the first principle above.
Some notes here
In simple terms, it is the State of Registry that decides what privileges (if any) a particular set of pilot papers confers on an aircraft of that Registry.
In this case it is the FAA, and the reference is FAR 61.3.
You don't say which country that PPL was issued in, but under 61.3 it is legit to fly an N-reg in the airspace of that country alone.
If the PPL was issued in France then the pilot can fly an N-reg in French airspace only.
The fact that the PPL is JAR-FCL is not relevant.
It's really quite simple once you remember the first principle above.
Some notes here
Last edited by peterh337; 13th May 2012 at 19:56.
