Operating Limitations Question??

[noelf]

I received my Airworthiness Certificate today which includes the Operating Limitations document. Paragraph 21 states "...The owner/operator of this aircraft must obtain written permission from another CAA prior to operating this aircraft in or over that country..."

To me, this implies that I need written permission to fly my RV-6A over another country (Canada, Mexico, Bahama's, Cayman Islands, etc). And this permission must be granted by the host country's CAA organization. Is this correct? How are the RV world travelers doing this?

And no, these foreign countries are not part of my Phase 1 flight test area, although, I was granted a 80 mile x 40 mile area to fly in.

[RV6_flyer]

Originally Posted by noelf

I received my Airworthiness Certificate today which includes the Operating Limitations document. Paragraph 21 states "...The owner/operator of this aircraft must obtain written permission from another CAA prior to operating this aircraft in or over that country..."

To me, this implies that I need written permission to fly my RV-6A over another country (Canada, Mexico, Bahama's, Cayman Islands, etc). And this permission must be granted by the host country's CAA organization. Is this correct? How are the RV world travelers doing this?

And no, these foreign countries are not part of my Phase 1 flight test area, although, I was granted a 80 mile x 40 mile area to fly in.

You are correct. The DAR / ASI is required to go over the OpLims with you and should have been able to answer your question on the spot.

Canada and Bahama's are easy to fly your homebuilt aircraft to or over those countries. They each have a two page authorization letter you download from their web sites.

[jnorris]

Information on international operation of homebuilt aircraft is available on the EAA web site at http://members.eaa.org/home/homebuil...ers/index.html

You'll need to log into the "members only" section in order to access this info. This should answer all your questions.

Cheers!

Joe

[noelf]

Joe, that is exactly what I was looking for. My FAA Aviation Safety Inspector could not really address the requirements of "foreign" countries.