Aircraft ID plates.
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As I have said before only the Registration is required on the plate.
You should never carry the aircrafts log books in the aircraft. In the old days and still in Canada you have to carry a Journey Logbook which in Canada has to be filled in within 20 minutes of arriving at a destination.
In the UK we seem to have dispensed with the concept of Journey Logs.
You should never carry the aircrafts log books in the aircraft. In the old days and still in Canada you have to carry a Journey Logbook which in Canada has to be filled in within 20 minutes of arriving at a destination.
In the UK we seem to have dispensed with the concept of Journey Logs.
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While it is a good idea never to carry the original documents, the French require them, so if you go to France you have to carry them.
They want them because they employ a number of people to go around checking aircraft documentation and if you didnt have to carry them in France, then these people would have nothing to do!
When I used to live in France, our local club aircraft used to get held up and inspected now and again, one person got fined because the name of an airfield was spelt wrong and again because letter codes for an instructor were used instead of his full name! Another one got delayed for ages while they looked for the noise certificate on an aircraft that didnt need one!
More of a problem in the south, where they wanted to be more pro-active and show they were doing a good job, otherwise heaven forbid they might get transfered to the frozen north!
As for data plates, you see very few on aircraft, mainly on old Austers or imported French aircraft it seems to me! Ive got one from Vans in my RV6, think its aluminium though and dont think there is one in my Cub at all, seems to fly fine without it!
They want them because they employ a number of people to go around checking aircraft documentation and if you didnt have to carry them in France, then these people would have nothing to do!
When I used to live in France, our local club aircraft used to get held up and inspected now and again, one person got fined because the name of an airfield was spelt wrong and again because letter codes for an instructor were used instead of his full name! Another one got delayed for ages while they looked for the noise certificate on an aircraft that didnt need one!
More of a problem in the south, where they wanted to be more pro-active and show they were doing a good job, otherwise heaven forbid they might get transfered to the frozen north!
As for data plates, you see very few on aircraft, mainly on old Austers or imported French aircraft it seems to me! Ive got one from Vans in my RV6, think its aluminium though and dont think there is one in my Cub at all, seems to fly fine without it!