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I have an IA - that's no problem. I need one every year anyway to sign off the Annual inspection. My plan is indeed to do the FA before buying the parts. Can't really do it after the installation ;) It's a very good point about using another similar or identical FA. One can obtain the CD from...

Yes; you need an IA to certify the finished installation for compliance with the 337. The paperwork then gets mailed to Oklahoma. The B&C installation is a very simple thing. They provide the wiring diagram. The voltage regulator is set to 27.5V so that if the main system (set to 28.0V) fails...

I have a European based N-reg aircraft and a field approval is the only way to do this. B&C have a few STCs but nothing applicable. Well, the content of an STC can be used to support a field approval, if not the STC (number) itself. I started a guy in the USA on this a couple of years ago but...

AIUI the engine S/Ns apply only to engines from Lyco. Engines that were rebuilt in the field will need to be checked based on the parts actually used. I have just had an IO540-C4 engine done at Barrett Precision, Tulsa, OK. Yes I did ship my engine by DHL to them, for $2000+ :) The European...

I am not an engine builder but AIUI this revolves around the use of P/N LW13923. I have just had my engine rebuilt and this P/N is not listed. There is a long list of Superior parts (SL....) but I can't find a cross-reference. Also most overhauls don't use new conrods. Those are used only if...

http://www.lycoming.com/sites/default/files/SB632%20Connecting%20Rod%20Identification%20and%20Removal_0.pdf This Service Bulletin contains required action 1) to identify connecting rods that contain bushings that do not meet Lycoming Engine’s specifications and 2) any applicable follow-up...

It has taken me 6 months to write this one up :) http://peter2000.co.uk/aviation/burgos/

Many reasons. There is a list of benefits and drawbacks here: http://peter2000.co.uk/aviation/faa-nreg/index.html

Indeed; there is no tax avoidance or evasion angle here. It is purely to do with a political desire for "control", plus probably high level issues with the USA in other aviation related areas (airline rights etc).

I don't think so because BasicMed is useful only in US airspace. It isn't useful to US licensed pilots (N-reg aircraft) outside the USA. These need to hold at least the FAA Class 3 medical, or Class 2 on the latest "proposal" from the UK CAA.

FAA Class 1 would also work OK. This move is for noncommercial operations. Yes - the clumsy way this UK thing is drafted would make N-reg ferry flights to the UK illegal, once in UK airspace, unless the pilot complies with the requirements.

Yes it does sound incredible but that's exactly what the UK has done. Pilot with FAA licenses, whether based in the UK or just visiting, cannot use them in UK airspace unless they have an FAA Class 2 or EASA Class 2 medical, plus got a declaration signed by an Examiner confirming they know the...

There is some incorrect information in this thread. I would suggest asking on euroga.org for the latest. The UK has been AFAIK the only country in Europe which automatically validates any ICAO PPL (what the US calls Private Certificate) for use on a G-reg plane. They similarly validate the FAA...

No real changes expected. It is a complicated picture but basically *already* anybody flying out of the UK already has to head for an airport (the destination one) which has *Immigration*. You can't just fly to some grass field club in France, etc (on top of which most of those are French-only...

"Croatia, Bosnia and Kosovo, all with turbulent pasts but all beautiful to fly around." Were you in the US military? There are still prohibited areas over (I think) Kosovo, 25 years on. Not sure whether one can transit them IFR.

It's a while since I was here last... the layout has changed :) Here is an IFR one from UK to Croatia, and it includes ATC interaction Here is a scenic one from a low level VFR flight, Ireland to Scotland and back This one is within the UK - Shoreham to Cambridge, VFR Flight UK to...

http://www.peter2000.co.uk/aviation/ski2/ This was done to see whether GA travel to go skiing is practical. It definitely is... Not as easy as it would be in the USA but we have to make do with what we have :)

You would be surprised at what one finds in remote corners of Europe... this is at Corfu LGKR, Greece, in front of the long-abandoned old terminal

http://www.peter2000.co.uk/aviation/slovenia-greece/ This article describes a Socata TB20 trip from Shoreham with the following stops (1) Portoroz LJPZ in Slovenia - the EuroGA fly-in (2) Brac LDSB in Croatia (3) Athens LGAV in Greece (4) Milos LGML in Greece (5) Skiathos LGSK in Greece (6)...

Yes - some VFR writeups here Predictably, once I got the IR (Arizona, 2006) I have done most long trips outside the UK under IFR, because it renders controlled airspace irrelevant and is a much easier way to fly especially in some messy airspaces. VFR in Europe is same as anywhere else but...