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1. 04:37 AM - Re: Foreign owner of British registered Europa (zwakie)
2. 06:35 AM - Re: Re: Foreign owner of British registered Europa (Frans Veldman)
3. 07:24 AM - Re: Re: Foreign owner of British registered Europa (Marcel Zwakenberg)
4. 11:26 AM - Re: Foreign owner of British registered Europa (Roland)
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| Subject: | Re: Foreign owner of British registered Europa |
> that it was an already completed aircraft I was looking at which had been flying
several hundred hours on British registration
You are doing exactly the same that I did about a year ago (my plane was completed
and flying when I bought it), this is what I experienced :
I did not have to do with Dutch authorities, except that I was told by Dutch CAA
to get approval to fly my airplane in Holland (although that official point
of view was open for debate since nobody was able to point me to the Law that
said so).
Please do realize that each country has different rules on flying foreign-registered aircraft within their airspace; check the "Flying From UK into Europe" document (http://www.europaclub.org.uk > For Pilots > Going Foreign > Permission to fly in European Countries) for details. Denmark is listed as not requiring special permission, that would make things easy for you.
I'm not sure what you mean with "importation" in your original question.
If you meant that you cannot transfer completed foreign homebuilts to the Danish
register, how about leaving it on the foreign register and operate it from Denmark?
(please read back my first reply for the most significant implications)
This automatically leads to other possible interpretation of aforesaid "importation":
If you mean that Danish Laws do not allow you to base and operate a foreign registered
homebuilt (e.g. without doing a transfer to Danish register), I would
recommend you to have Danish authorities show you the exact Article of the Law
that tells you that you can't do that. I would be highly surprised if the Law
would prevent you from doing so because to me that seems to be contradicting
with several EC Laws; if this indeed is the case, buying a completed foreign homebuilt
would not be an option to you.
Regarding maintenance a.s.o. you will have to comply with UK Laws. All information on these to be found on www.caa.co.uk.
Because UK CAA has delegated a lot of things regarding Class-A Permit-Aircraft to the LAA, you will be dealing with the LAA (http://www.lightaircraftassociation.co.uk/) quite a bit, most importantly for annual inspections and modifications approvals. Please realize that the LAA is a great resource for knowlegde and skills too (as is the Europa Club, membership of both are highly recommended when owning a Europa)!
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| Subject: | Re: Foreign owner of British registered Europa |
On 01/11/2010 01:36 PM, zwakie wrote:
> This automatically leads to other possible interpretation of
> aforesaid "importation": If you mean that Danish Laws do not allow
> you to base and operate a foreign registered homebuilt (e.g. without
> doing a transfer to Danish register), I would recommend you to have
> Danish authorities show you the exact Article of the Law that tells
> you that you can't do that. I would be highly surprised if the Law
> would prevent you from doing so because to me that seems to be
> contradicting with several EC Laws; if this indeed is the case,
> buying a completed foreign homebuilt would not be an option to you.
It could be the case though, as the definition of "homebuilt" aircraft
and associated laws differ from one country to the other.
If it would be possible for UK-builders to register their airplane in
the Netherlands, and still operate it in the UK, this would be an easy
way to get approval for even the wildest mods to the airplanes. ;-) Why
would anyone in their right mind register an airplane in a country with
very limiting restrictions, like the UK, if there is actually no law
telling you to do so?
IS it actually possible to register your airplane anywhere, regardless
of citizenship and intended country of operation, just to circumvent
some local rules?
Now my airplane with quite some mods has gone through the Dutch
registration process, I could transfer it to British registration, so I
don't have to invest in a mode-S transponder and 406 MHz ELT. That would
give the best of both countries. All the mods approved, no useless
avionics. :-D :-D :-D
(Oh, and don't mis-interpret my remark about restrictions regarding
mods. Of course I consider it worthwile to have mods double checked. But
we all know that there are quite some innocent mods, applied by many
others already, where the requirement to get individual approval is
quite a nuisance. At least it seems so.)
Frans
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| Subject: | Re: Foreign owner of British registered Europa |
> It could be the case though, as the definition of "homebuilt" aircraft
> and associated laws differ from one country to the other.
That's exactly why I suggested to do a thorough investigation on what
Law prescribes, not only in Denmark but also for other countries in
Europe.
> If it would be possible for UK-builders to register their airplane in
> the Netherlands, and still operate it in the UK,
It may sound weird, but it seems possible to do just that: I know of at
least one person from Germany that has an approved Dutch C/S reservation
for his project.
I agree with you on the potentials for 'regulation-circum-navigation'!
IMHO, it clearly shows a lack of good airmanship when safety is
sacrificed over regulations...
Marcel
PS
I guess by now you're ready for PH-DIY's first flight? (if only the snow
would disappear)
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| Subject: | Re: Foreign owner of British registered Europa |
The information I got from the German aviation authority (LBA) is, that it's legal
to operate an experimental in Germany on a foreign register as long as it's
an "ECAC-country" (to which Great Britain belongs). In my recall the same applies
to the scandinavian and other ECAC-countries between each other reciprocal.
But I'm quite sure, that the annual inspection has to be done in England.
In due time I will also search on the british market for a used Trigear.
Good luck!
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