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From: GA, USA
That depends, there are too many variables for an outright yes/no answer.
For instance if you are a EU passport holder and you fly N-reg in Commercial operations for a US based company you don’t need an EU-license.
If you are a EU passport holder and resident and you want to fly your privately owned N-reg in private operations you do need an EU-license.
That “loophole” was closed 12-15(?) years ago.
*So…..we’ll need a little more information about what exactly you are asking.
- Private or Commercial
- EU Citizen/resident or not
For instance if you are a EU passport holder and you fly N-reg in Commercial operations for a US based company you don’t need an EU-license.
If you are a EU passport holder and resident and you want to fly your privately owned N-reg in private operations you do need an EU-license.
That “loophole” was closed 12-15(?) years ago.
*So…..we’ll need a little more information about what exactly you are asking.
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From: Cyprus
Not up to date but it used to be dead simple. Wherever the aircraft was registered , you needed that country's licence to fly it.
Licencing is standards. Once you have your PPL, CPL, SCPL, ATP etc, you are qualified to exercise the privilages of the licence.
Climb into anything with registration, you need that country's issuing licence to fly it anywhere..
Licencing is standards. Once you have your PPL, CPL, SCPL, ATP etc, you are qualified to exercise the privilages of the licence.
Climb into anything with registration, you need that country's issuing licence to fly it anywhere..
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From: I wouldn't know.
Not up to date but it used to be dead simple. Wherever the aircraft was registered , you needed that country's licence to fly it.
Licencing is standards. Once you have your PPL, CPL, SCPL, ATP etc, you are qualified to exercise the privilages of the licence.
Climb into anything with registration, you need that country's issuing licence to fly it anywhere..
Licencing is standards. Once you have your PPL, CPL, SCPL, ATP etc, you are qualified to exercise the privilages of the licence.
Climb into anything with registration, you need that country's issuing licence to fly it anywhere..
And countries, or regulatory entities in this case, can enforce additional rules even on foreign registered aircraft based in their area.
B2N2 made some good points.
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From: Hong Kong
I wonder where you stand in a third country flying (for example) a D-reg on an Irish licence. Just because EASA members recognise each other's licences does it mean everyone else has to?
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From: Hong Kong
It happens all the time. I'm just wondering what would happen if you got ramp checked somewhere in Asia and your licence didn't match your registration. What is the legal standing of EASA within the ICAO and what are the practical implications of EASA being a standard and not actually issuing licences or registering Airplanes. It obviously happens 1000 times a day so there can't be too many problems.
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It caused a few issues in the beginning. And EASA adopted a regulation to cover it and a .pdf form in 2018 to show during a ramp check. It hasn't been updated and therefore still shows the UK as one of the participating states...
https://www.easa.europa.eu/sites/def..._Issue%202.pdf
https://www.easa.europa.eu/sites/def..._Issue%202.pdf
