Interesting I think I heard the Kiwis sent their CASA NZ representatives to RSA and JS to satisfy themselves re the issue of a full C of A in NZ. I am not sure if NZ share such info with our CASA - I do know Aus accepted NZ Pawnees that had the wingtip tanks rather the more usual BBQ system on most Pawnees operated in Aus.
Ian McPhee On 20 May 2012 22:03, <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring >
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