Hi, Ferg, always good to hear from you!
I think Duane meant all aircraft, as he referred to filing flight plans for
IFR just to fly at night - and Night IFR is even more no-no in the UK than
Night VFR in a Europa.
I'm not sure on military planes over there, but over here they are not
usually certified - and of course they operate under a totally different set
of rules that allows them to bang along at 150ft under low cloud over my
native Cumbrian fells - I must have been one of the few locals who thought
it was great :-)
As an aside, I remember by flying instructor telling me there are two
certified military types in the UK - the Hawk and the Harrier, where the
prototypes were civil registered (G-HAWK and G-VTOL). I always wondered if
he really meant they operated under Permits? Anyone out there know? Not much
chance of me owning one of those, though :-( But it would make an
interesting change from my brother's Aero L29 Delfin.
Cheers,
Jeremy
Jeremy Davey
Europa XS Monowheel 537M G-EZZA
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