Adam, that you can, beware if push comes to shove as I understand it the blue 
licence you get from the BGA is still not assured by the UK CAA to be ICAO 
compliant.
Why don't you chase around and get a proper EU licence from say the Dutch or 
somewherewhere they are not going to push the local language issue and let you 
do it in english.
Ron
 

On 28/03/2013, at 15:23, Adam Woolley <[email protected]> wrote:

> Great Question Ron,
> 
> I got what you were chasing straight up.  I'm in the same boat for many of my 
> future championships around the glove. For the others that haven't figured 
> out the Question:
> 
> Can I go to a Lithuanian competition and compete in a German registered 
> glider; or
> Can I go to a Polish competition with a Slovakian registered glider; or
> Can I go to a Slovakian competition with a French registered glider: or
> etc
> 
> One thing I can answer, when I obtain a BGA license I'll be able to fly a 
> Finnish glider at the Finland Pre-WGC this year.
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> WPP
> 
> 
> 
> On 28/03/2013, at 5:36 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> 
>> Ron,
>> 
>> This is my understanding from digging into it a few years ago (and getting a 
>> French recognition of my PPL**). Hope it make sense to you.
>> 
>> 1. To fly an aircraft registered to a particular country you need a matching 
>> license* issued by the country of aircraft registration.
>> 
>> 2. The "license" can be one normally issued by the particular country or 
>> there can be some hoops to jump through where they will recognise a foreign 
>> license and and deem that equivalent (to some or all of the national 
>> license).
>> 
>> 3. If you are legally flying a partcular countries registered aircraft, you 
>> may legally fly it into, out of, or inside a foriegn country provided that 
>> you meet the customs/border controls etc between the two.
>> 
>> 4. There are effectively no controls between most (all?) European states due 
>> to an agreement in place for some years (Schengen treaty)
>> 
>> So the real answer. Yes, you can fly an Italian glider in a German 
>> competition _if_ you have your license accepted by the Italians.
>> 
>> *The big issue that we have (had) is that glider pilots in Australia (and UK 
>> and NZ) _dont_ (didn't) have a license. At least not one recognised by most 
>> foreign countries.
>> 
>> **My French endorsement said something along the lines of "can excercise all 
>> the priviledges of his license" and as my PPL only had single engine below 
>> 5700kg and didn't have any glider endorsement I couldn't fly French gliders 
>> even though I have much more time in gliders than power.
>> 
>> Regards
>> 
>> SWK
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From:
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>> 
>> To:
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>> Cc:
>> 
>> Sent:
>> Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:58:32 +0800
>> Subject:
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>> 
>> 
>> Guys ,
>> 
>> 
>> I have question regards this new license - if i get one and just say the 
>> selectors went stark raving mad and i got to represent Australia to attend 
>> an international competition in say Germany, And the only glider I could 
>> rent or hire was an Itialian one, can i fly it in  German airspace??
>> 
>> Interested.
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