tail numbers and countries of registration

"Dylan Smith" wrote in message
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On 2008-03-01, Peter wrote:
There are situations where N-reg are treated badly, e.g. 24 hr or even
5-day pripr permission in some Greek airports, or Turkey, but the same

I was actually thinking of France. While the French won't stop you
taking an N-reg plane there, when you do they will give you hassle over
the paperwork at many airports - checking in pettifoggling detail
especially for things like VAT payment. They don't do that for other
registers. The N-reg people at Ronaldsway who flew to France were eager
to transfer to the M-reg for this reason.

Flying an N reg into France, it is important for the pilot to have the
restricted radio operators licence. It is the sucker punch the French try
and catch pilots out with.