Noah
Well Known Member
Everybody knows you need 12" N numbers in the Bahamas, right?
Not so fast.
Per Bahamas regs, and AOPA (http://www.aopa.org/Flight-Planning/Mexico/International-Webinar-Questions-and-Answers.aspx), experimental aircraft are required to "Print, Carry, and Comply with the Bahamian form Standardized Validation of Special Airworthiness Certificate for Experimental, Registered Amateur-Built Aircraft".
That Bahamanian document is here:
https://www.aopa.org/-/media/Files/...mas_Approved_STANDARDISED_VALIDATION_2011.pdf
and it says, in number 3:
"3. The nationality and registration marks assigned to the aircraft by the FAA or TCCA shall be displayed on the aircraft in accordance with the requirements of the States"
My conclusion? There is a loophole for experimentals and 3" N Numbers are fine.
Am I wrong?
Anybody ever had a problem in the Bahamas because they only had 3" registration markings?
Not so fast.
Per Bahamas regs, and AOPA (http://www.aopa.org/Flight-Planning/Mexico/International-Webinar-Questions-and-Answers.aspx), experimental aircraft are required to "Print, Carry, and Comply with the Bahamian form Standardized Validation of Special Airworthiness Certificate for Experimental, Registered Amateur-Built Aircraft".
That Bahamanian document is here:
https://www.aopa.org/-/media/Files/...mas_Approved_STANDARDISED_VALIDATION_2011.pdf
and it says, in number 3:
"3. The nationality and registration marks assigned to the aircraft by the FAA or TCCA shall be displayed on the aircraft in accordance with the requirements of the States"
My conclusion? There is a loophole for experimentals and 3" N Numbers are fine.
Am I wrong?
Anybody ever had a problem in the Bahamas because they only had 3" registration markings?