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A national approval, British Civil Airworthiness Requirements (BCAR), are issued under the Air Navigation Order and cover design, manufacture, certification, maintenance, continuing airworthiness management and flight testing of aircraft excluded from UK Regulation (EU) 2018/1139, as amended, including those aircraft listed in Annex I (commonly referred to as Non-Part 21 aircraft).

How much does it cost?

For cost information please see: Airworthiness Application Charges.

How long will it take for my application to be processed?

Correctly completed applications will be processed, acknowledged and passed to the Regional Office for investigation within 10 working days. Approval certificates will be processed and dispatched within 20 working days following receipt of a recommendation from a CAA regional office.

How long is it valid for?

Once approval is granted, approvals remain valid unless cancelled, suspended or revoked.

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