According to my reading of AN52 it says that foreign registered homebuilts
must apply for permission to fly in the UK but Appendix 1 exempts EC
homebuilts from the need to do so providing they comply with a few
conditions as follows:-
(a) The aircraft shall not be flown over any assembly of persons or over any
congested area of a city, town or settlement.
(b) The aircraft shall not be flown for the purpose of public transport or
aerial work.
(c) The aircraft shall be flown only in accordance with daytime Visual
Flight Rules.
(d) The conditions, limitations and restrictions applicable under the Permit
to Fly or equivalent document issued by the State of Registry shall be
observed.
(e) The aircraft shall not remain in the United Kingdom pursuant to this
exemption for more than 28 days in any one calendar year.
(f) Prior to each visit to the UK, the aircraft owner shall provide to the
CAA the information specified in Schedule 1 to this exemption.
(g) The owner of the aircraft shall ensure that the documents specified in
Schedule 2 to this exemption are available for inspection by the CAA on
demand when the aircraft is in the UK.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Gregory" <m.j.gregory@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 3:12 PM
Subject: RE: Europa-List: Flying to the UK
Hello Gilles,
The whole of CAP455 (1.5 MB) can be downloaded free from the UK CAA web
site
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/CAP455.PDF
Airworthiness Notice 52 explains that the previous block exemption for
foreign home-built aircraft has been superseded by splitting the
requirement
into two: automatic clearance for a visit of up to 28 days may be obtained
by e-mailing the completed form set out in AN 52 to a special address;
visits of more than 28 days require special authorisation by the UK CAA.
The intention is apparently to avoid people operating "permit" aircraft in
the UK on a long-term basis without meeting the UK airworthiness
standards.
You are always welcome here!
Mike
Europa Club Safety Officer
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-europa-list-server@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gilles Thesee
Sent: 27 February 2007 13:59
To: europa-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Flying to the UK
<Gilles.Thesee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Rmi Guerner a crit :
Salut Gilles,
I have flown my Europa to the UK many times without problems. But
CAP455 / AN52 is an all new CAA requirement dated September 2006
which replaces previous rules. It says that any one which does not
comply is liable for prosecution.
Rmi,
I forgot that the UK is hardly in the European Community ;-)))
Seriously now, where can we have a full copy of the text you referred to ?
Does it explicitly supersede the previous Exemption ?
Regards,
Gilles
http://contrails.free.fr