I for one would be very interested in this idea. My mono is very nearly
ready to fly and I plan to travel abroad (especially Portugal) as much as
possible. Last year I did two trips to France in our group Emeraude and was
amazed by how easy and accessible it all was.
Even somewhere where experiences could be pooled to help others or a club
rep.? The Europa flyer covers people's trips very well and I usually read
anyone's European travels more than once (!) to gather any usefull info.
Richard Scanlan
G-CEIW
912s Mono
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From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Mike Parkin
Sent: 02 March 2009 08:14
Subject: Europa-List: TRAVELLING ABROAD IN A PERMIT AIRCRAFT
Travelling VFR in Europe has always been fairly easy in my limited
experience. However, I do wonder if my travels have been that way because
the local authorities didn't know I was there. With the introduction of
Mode 'S', area radars can now easily obtain your registration - that means
that we are more easily identified for aircraft type. Not being
particularly brave, I choose to cross the channel from Kent, usually to Le
Touquet or Ostende. The LAA has a document on line - 'TRAVELLING ABROAD IN
A PERMIT AIRCRAFT' - this covers a lot of the information required.
Unfortunately, the date on the document is 2005, is there a later version
available.
While, I know that France, Germany and the Netherlands are fairly permit
aircraft friendly, does Belgium continue to require an application with fee
to transit Belgian airspace. I recall that some of the Europa Club members
had a bit of a battle with Italian bureaucracy a couple of years back.
Perhaps an area of the Europa Club web-site could be dedicated to the rules,
regulations and pilots experiences - I for one would find such a site very
useful.
What do you guys on the Europa Club Committee think.
Regards,
Mike Parkin
G_JULZ soon to be flying again.
17:21:00
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