Pilot September 2017

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Tecnam P2002JFs train Argentinean cadets

IAOPA moves to

ensure EU GA

regulations are

implemented

consistently

The International Aircraft

Owners & Pilots Association’s

European Union General Aviation

Desk is now operational. Its

purpose is ‘to make sure that

European Regulations are

implemented in the same way

throughout Europe,’ the

Association explains. ‘Some

European national aviation

authorities (NAAs) do not

implement EU regulations,

whilst others implement them

incorrectly. Some NAAs might

even enforce outdated national

regulations which may neutralize

the European ones.’

To clarify the situation IAOPA

EU asks member pilots to file

situations in which their NAA

handles rules that are opposing

European Regulations, or

situations in which national

regulations make it impossible to

follow EU regulations. ‘When you

encounter a situation like this,

please visit the IAOPA EU website

(iaopa.eu) and register your

complaint or remark in the “GA

Desk” entry,’ it advises. ‘Complete

the form carefully. Don’t rush

things. Take your time, as it is

important to have a complete

and correct form. If you are

unsure about your observation,

you could also discuss the

situation with other pilots before

filing it. When finished, copy the

contents into the field on the site

[and] make sure to include

personal information.

‘Upon receiving your remarks,

IAOPA will check the contents,

correlate these with other similar

complaints and finally will inform

the relevant authorities.

It is important to remember that

IAOPA EU has no legal power to

directly change national

regulations. However, it has a

strong voice, can complain

louder than any individual pilot

could [and] intends to identify

any legal deviation by any

national authority.’

On 5 July the ‘Solo Flight’ ceremony for the
first 34 Argentine Air Force cadets who have
trained on the service’s new Tecnam P2002JFs
took place at the School of Military Aviation in
Córdoba. Last September the Argentinean Air
Force contracted to lease P2002JFs with an
option to purchase eight aircraft. The
operational requirement was for 5,856 flight

hours, to be flown within eighteen months. After

their arrival in Argentina, Aerotec Argentina SA

assembled the aircraft at its Mendoza facility.

The contract with Tecnam also includes flight

training, continuous maintenance, spare parts

and specialist re-engineering of aircraft to

meet the Argentinean armed forces Military

Airworthiness Certification requirements.

Air Total has been awarded the contract to supply all
aviation fuels for three years, including UL91, and F34 jet
fuel for Newquay’s military/search and rescue aircraft.
Total will facilitate a fuel handling quality control course
to the Newquay refuelling team, to the internationally
recognised JIG4 standards, through its team of aviation
inspectors based in Paris. Cornwall Airport Newquay is
one of the largest UK customers for Total’s GA
department and will require short-notice deliveries,
potentially seven days a week.
“It’s an exciting new direction and market growth for
us and who knows, maybe there’ll be a request to supply
rocket fuels in a few years time,” says Simon Fage,
General Aviation Area Manager, referring to the fact that
Newquay is one of five shortlisted locations for a UK
commercial Space Port. “Security of supply and the
ability to tailor the service provision to Cornwall

Newquay’s specific operational needs were key factors

that made Total stand out for us in the selection

process,” says Richard Thomasson, Airport Operations

Manager at Cornwall Airport Newquay.

Total has security of supply since it owns and refines

its own fuel at refineries in the UK and within Europe for

Jet Fuel, Avgas 100LL and the increasingly popular UL91.

Total also delivers on dedicated aviation-fuel delivery

trucks for extra reassurance of fuel quality.

UL91 and Jet F34 now available

at Cornwall Airport Newquay

Air Total is now supplying fuel for all types at Newquay

RUAG Aviation’s Munich facility recently
completed this complex paint job on a
Bombardier Global Express XRS. The
‘Carboneum’ scheme by Happy Design
Studio’s Didier Wolff required digitally-
created highly detailed templates for
the honeycomb effect on the engine
surfaces, blending of 150 litres of
specially-mixed dark grey mica-metallic
paint, and hand-painting of the carbon
fibre weave pattern on the vertical tail.

Carboneum Global Express