Dylan Smith wrote:
In article , Chris wrote:

IFR is not a big issue in Europe for the private pilot. So expensive IFR
systems like WAAS and GPS enabled approaches are irrelevant. Its interesting
that the much hailed Cirrus cannot fly IFR in much of European airspace and
in the UK its just a VFR machine.


That's due to assinine regulations put out by our "beloved" CAA. That's
why Cirrus airplanes in Britain are all on the N-register. Indeed, if I
was interested in buying an IFR plane, regardless of what it was (even
if it was a Diamond) I'd have it on the N register to avoid the stupid,
pointless CAA regulations that *decrease* safety, not increase it.


And now you can throw insurance into the mix along with avgas prices:

"$5 MILLION COVERAGE TO FLY A 182 IN EUROPE?
Thinking of flying your N-registered aircraft in Europe? Better make
sure you can afford it. The European Union is imposing new liability
insurance requirements for general aviation aircraft starting April 30.
If you were flying a Cessna 182 with four people on board, you'd need
almost $5 million in insurance coverage--assuming you could find the
coverage and afford it. "It's almost impossible for light aircraft
operators to get more than $1 million in liability insurance from U.S.
underwriters," said Luis Gutierrez, AOPA director of regulatory and
certification policy. AOPA is currently working with several insurance
companies to determine if it is feasible to provide temporary liability
insurance for members desiring to fly to Europe for a one-time trip or
longer-term insurance to cover those on an extended stay. For more
information, see AOPA's regulatory brief."