Gardan Horizon --- 1st Permit to Fly Issued

[Flying John]

I am pleased to say that after considerable effort that the First Permit to Fly has now been issued.

Phew !

At long last after much lobbying (and moaning) about the Orphan status of the GY80 and the efforts of the LAA, the first Permit is now its way to me in the post, so with any luck and a nice Wednesday morning I should be able to take to the skies tomorow after having been grounded since 16th May when my ARC ran out.

With the process and paper trail now established it should make it easier for not only the other half a dozen GY80s to get a PtF, but perhaps other types that have been left with no type support.

There are some aspects that have left me unhappy, the time it has taken and the huge fees paid to EASA for approval of the flight conditions - which they will also get from any other applicant - being the most annoying.

On the plus side the aircraft has had a good clean and polish, a service and some new seat foams to make life a little more comfortable.

John

[Harry Hopkins]

Well done you. Happy landings and best wishes,

Harry Hopkins

[rogcal]

Great news John. It would be nice to think that bits of BKNI will be aloft on a Permit one day.