Those present at the Historic Aircraft Association Symposium last Sunday were given a very passionate presentation by EFHA chairman Harry Haas.
He makes a lot of sense. He and his association are plobbying MEPs with a simple message “Old aeroplanes need different legislation to modern ones”.
Harry quite rightly believes that if we get too involved in the details of transponders, engine lives, approved mods etc., we lose the attention of the people who influence the legislators.
However at the more detailed level, a great deal of work is already being done by the HAA and in Europe, the European Federation for Light and Vintage Aeroplanes (EFLEVA) who are already in discussion with the CAA and their pan-European counterparts at EASA, the European Aviation Safety Agency.
As we know, from cases like the British passenger certification of the DC-3, vintage aviation can suffer from a ‘one size fits all’ policy of legislation.
Annex II, with individual and different legislation on a country-by-country basis has been largely a good thing. However, it does lead to situations like the FW190 reproductions, which are alllowed to fly in France or Germany, but not in the UK.
The good news is that EASA officials are aware that old aeroplane offer different challenges. Indeed the next few weeks will see members of HAA, LAA and AOPA meeting senior EASA officials in Germany to discuss the situation.
So hopefuly, the “threat” mentioned in the title might not be as great as the dramatic headline indicates!!
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