Hello all!
Due to a request by Jonker sailplanes I would like to come back to my
posting dated 27th of April. In it I stated that the JS1 fuselage was
molded off the ASH 26 and that an African certification is not
recognised in other parts of the world.
Let me deal with the plagiarism issue first. During my current stay
in Germany I have received confirmation that Jonker sailplanes has
agreed to make royalty payments to Schleicher. That should speak for
itself and I believe that the matter requires no further explanation.
Now let me come back to the JS1 certification issue. After consulting
the local authorities I can confirm that a JS1 can be operated in
Europe but EASA does not recognize the South African certification I
do not wish to elaborate on the various reasons and simply say that
the glider can not be put on a European aircraft register. Feedback
from affected owners indicates that their JS1 had to be registered in
South Africa. If my information is correct US based JS1 are mainly
operated on the basis of an experimental certificate but at this stage
I can not comment on US registration matters.
Please let me stress that this clarification was made on request of
Jonker sailplanes and is not an attempt to keep the issue alive. Due
to my current overseas trip I have not been able to find out how the
Australian authorities view the issue. However, it appears unlikely
that they will deviate much from the position adopted by their
overseas counterparts. For further details please refer to a recent
posting by Mike Cleaver.
My statement that an African certification is not universally
recognised remains valid in relation to aircraft registration but it
is not affecting JS1 operations.
I trust this additional information clarifies the issue.
Kind regards to all
Bernard
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