Bahamas radio station license?

[C-FAH Q]

Rick,
You can get your radio license at CYQS. The school can test you and issue one. It's quick and easy.

[Dave62]

No test required to get operators license in the US and it is required along with station license to comply with ICOA. No one ask me for either on the couple of trips I have made to the Bahamas. If you contact them they will say they are required. The only reason not to get is the cost.....$175 for both about 5 years ago. I got them...would not get them if I did not have them.
Dave.....Swift Driver

[Rosie]

No one outside of America has ever asked to see ANY of our AROW documents required here in America including the radio station license. Here's the Bahamas Waiver and more info on what's required. Rosie

[Arlen]

Originally Posted by bsacks05

No, you do not need it.

.....unless they ask for it.

[gereed75]

passing through customs in Ft Pierce (coming back in), was not asked for a radio license but was told by a customs official who was out on the line walking to another aircraft that "taped on letters are no longer acceptable". He did not threaten, just informed me factually. I did not push to get a chapter verse clarification.

Anybody know if the rules or policy has changed??

[RickWoodall]

Just to clarify the question, I do, as do most Canadian aircraft, have radio license for the pilot. No issue.
The concern was with the added requirement to ALSO have a "radio station license" for the aircraft.
Feedback from all seems to say yes in the fine print you should have it but nobody has ever had to so don't bother going to all the time and trouble.

Nuff said. Thanks.

[Ron Lee]

Originally Posted by gereed75

passing through customs in Ft Pierce (coming back in), was not asked for a radio license but was told by a customs official who was out on the line walking to another aircraft that "taped on letters are no longer acceptable". He did not threaten, just informed me factually. I did not push to get a chapter verse clarification.

Anybody know if the rules or policy has changed??

I had a Ft Pierce Customs guy act like taped N number was illegal several years ago.

No problem in Key West Florida or El Paso TX.

[Kevin Horton]

Originally Posted by gereed75

passing through customs in Ft Pierce (coming back in), was not asked for a radio license but was told by a customs official who was out on the line walking to another aircraft that "taped on letters are no longer acceptable". He did not threaten, just informed me factually. I did not push to get a chapter verse clarification.

Anybody know if the rules or policy has changed??

FAR 45.21(d) quite specifically allows registraion markings with a "readily removable material" if they are used to comply with the ADIZ marking size requirements of FAR 45.29(h). The current written regs trump some local guys opinion on what the requirements should be.

[az_gila]

Originally Posted by Kevin Horton

FAR 45.21(d) quite specifically allows registraion markings with a "readily removable material" if they are used to comply with the ADIZ marking size requirements of FAR 45.29(h). The current written regs trump some local guys opinion on what the requirements should be.

Perhaps they are objecting to thin tape, like this -



Even if they are readily removable, they still have to meet the size and font requirements...

[b432291]

It may be ugly, but would not black tape on white in block font be OK? It certainly is readable - if butt ugly. (EDIT - read the reg and the tape should have been 2" thick...)