Thu May 13, 2021 3:02 am
#1846605
Following Brexit, UK registered factory built microlights no longer have access to French airspace without prior permission. The fee to obtain it is €50, and they don't make it easy to pay.
Homebuilt microlights are exempt.
Anybody hoping their representative association is doing something about this will be disappointed.
The regulations can be found here:
https://www.ecologie.gouv.fr/en/foreign-aircraft
See the links under:
- Validation of a foreign airworthiness document
- Specific case of European ultralights
and
- Specific case of amateur-built aircraft
(recently amended to include UK registered aircraft)
I suspect those affected will want to see action taken to recover the status quo ante.
Homebuilt microlights are exempt.
Anybody hoping their representative association is doing something about this will be disappointed.
The regulations can be found here:
https://www.ecologie.gouv.fr/en/foreign-aircraft
See the links under:
- Validation of a foreign airworthiness document
- Specific case of European ultralights
Ultralights originating from another European State (EU States, Island, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland) can overfly the French territory for non commercial operations, provided that the aircraft : ...
and
- Specific case of amateur-built aircraft
(recently amended to include UK registered aircraft)
I suspect those affected will want to see action taken to recover the status quo ante.