"Peter" wrote in message
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"Jim Macklin" wrote:

Yes, but on the holiday I'm busy and don't have all the time
to look up the ref. for you. But it is in the FAR and the
"orders" the FAA issues.
here is start...

Title 14: Aeronautics and Space
PART 91-GENERAL OPERATING AND FLIGHT RULES
Subpart C-Equipment, Instrument, and Certificate
Requirements
[snip]

It doesn't actually state that the *original* must be carried.

It does imply in

The FAA Aircraft Registry issues a
temporary certificate, by a collect telegram, to be carried
in the aircraft. This temporary certificate is valid until
he receives the duplicate Certicate of Aircraft
Registration.

that if a temporary certificate is the only one about, then it needs
to be carried, but again it doesn't say that the actual piece of paper
received from the FAA has to be inside the aircraft.

Obviously, the reason I ask this is because carrying original
documents is not safe; if they get lost it is a major hassle, here in
Europe where e.g. the French are occassionally hostile to U.S.
registered aircraft.

More like persistently hostile. even more hostile when the certificates are
not government issued.

If you carry around the real free circulation certificate it makes no sense
not to have the other originals in the plane.