Fri Jun 18, 2021 5:41 pm
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The DGAC has updated, following Brexit, their specific rulings on the overflight of French territory by amateur built and certain historic aircraft registered in the United Kingdom. In general, the terms are: Pilots may fly amateur build aircraft for private activity, VFR only, for up to 28 consecutive days subject to them having a valid UK certificate of airworthiness (or permit to fly).
Historic aircraft, are permitted on the same basis. (In general, this means factory-built former CofA aircraft, whose initial design was established before 1 January 1955, and production has been stopped before 1 January 1975, now operating on an LAA Permit to Fly. Certain LAA-overseen former military types are also covered within this definition).
The DGAC require and accept pilots of the above aircraft overflying France provided they hold a current Pilots Licence and associated medical as required and issued in the state of registration of the aircraft. This means that as well as ICAO compliant licences & medicals, UK NPPL and UK LAPL licenses and Pilot Medical Declarations will be accepted by DGAC. The principle applied is that if the licence and associated medical is valid to fly such aircraft in the country of registration, it is accepted in France.
Please note: this does not necessarily apply to Part-21 Certificated aircraft or in other EASA states.
Many thanks to LAA and EFLEVA President Roger Hopkinson, Neil Williams of the CAA and Thomas Iaconno at DGAC for their help in developing these clarifications. There is also further information on flights outside the UK in LAA Technical Leaflet TL 2.08.
For more information, please check the link below.
http://www.lightaircraftassociation.co.uk/2021/News/France_jun2021.html
Historic aircraft, are permitted on the same basis. (In general, this means factory-built former CofA aircraft, whose initial design was established before 1 January 1955, and production has been stopped before 1 January 1975, now operating on an LAA Permit to Fly. Certain LAA-overseen former military types are also covered within this definition).
The DGAC require and accept pilots of the above aircraft overflying France provided they hold a current Pilots Licence and associated medical as required and issued in the state of registration of the aircraft. This means that as well as ICAO compliant licences & medicals, UK NPPL and UK LAPL licenses and Pilot Medical Declarations will be accepted by DGAC. The principle applied is that if the licence and associated medical is valid to fly such aircraft in the country of registration, it is accepted in France.
Please note: this does not necessarily apply to Part-21 Certificated aircraft or in other EASA states.
Many thanks to LAA and EFLEVA President Roger Hopkinson, Neil Williams of the CAA and Thomas Iaconno at DGAC for their help in developing these clarifications. There is also further information on flights outside the UK in LAA Technical Leaflet TL 2.08.
For more information, please check the link below.
http://www.lightaircraftassociation.co.uk/2021/News/France_jun2021.html