Transportation in the Skye Republic

The Skye Republic has many means of getting around the nation, and also laws to help keep people safe. The Skye Republic is also known for strict registration and maintenance laws, and it will all be explained in this article. This article is very similar to the one for the Kingdom of North Caucasia in Season 6, as most air and road laws are identical. Rail is the main difference.

## By Air

Getting around Skye by air is one of the less popular modes of transportation, as airports are very expensive and underused. Airports can be found in Castletown and Portree. To register an aircraft, it first has to pass an initial inspection, called the C.A.W or the Certificate of Airworthiness. The test includes checking for corner cutting when building a new aircraft, like installing a used engine, wrong wheels, glass missing and inadequate cockpit instruments. Once it passes, it can be registered as an aircraft from Skye, and will not have to recieve another inspection so long as it abides by the UN Law. Not registering an aircraft is illegal under UN Law. The aircraft will be assigned a registration based on the aircraft use, this can be seen as a letter at the end of the registration. The aircraft will then also recieve a book containing all the details of the plane, such as make, colour, engine type and date of registration.

* Normal passenger aircrafts are assigned the letter A (SKY-01A)
* Government aircrafts are assigned the letter B (SKY-01B)
* Corporation/private aircrafts are assigned the letter C (SKY-01C)
* Military aircrafts are assigned the letter X (SKY-01X)

## By Road

Getting around the Skye Republic by road is one of the easier ways to see the country. A lot of money has been invested into the countries road network and adequate infrastructure to accompany it. Hire cars can be found at airports for tourists to rent out and drive for their stay, and anyone planning to stay longer can register their own car or temporarily import one from another country. This artice will now explain how to register a car and keep up with inspections.

**If you are permamently registering a vehicle in the Skye Republic**, you will first need to take it to the Skye Vehicle Agency, address: Castletown. Once you arrive, the car will recieve an initial inspection, called the C.R.W or the Certificate of Roadworthiness. The test includes many things to ensure your car is suitable for the road, and once it passes, your car will recieve a license plate and you will receive a webpage to go to which shows all the details about your vehicle, such as make, colour, engine type and date of first registration along with C.R.W history. This will be sent to you as an online link. Registrations will be given to vehicles in ascending order, for example: **SKY-01-x, SKY-02-x, SKY-03-x** and so on. **x** will be an indicator for the town/city of registration.

Unlike aircraft, road vehicles in Skye must be re-inspected every 14 days to ensure their roadworthiness. Once the time comes to have your vehicle inspected, make your way to a testing centre or a vehicle agency Your car will eithe recieve a pass or a fail, and if the vehicle fails, you will have to repair it before you can drive the vehicle again.

**If you are temporarily importing a vehicle in the Skye Republic**, you will first need to take it to the Skye Vehicle Agency, address: Castletown. Once you arrive, let the staff know that your vehicle is only being imported temporarily, and they will issue your vehicle a temporary registration. Please provide the vehicles country of registration along with the country of origin registration so it can be noted down. You will recieve a registration that looks similar to this: SKY-90-T. The letter T along with the number 9 are the temporary import identifiers. Keep hold of your temporary registration book, as it includes the date of registration and also the date it expires, usually after 2 days.

## By Rail

The Skye Republic has an expansive rail network operated by 5 main train companies. These companies are responsible for the construction and operation of the train lines in the regions that they administer. The 5 main rail companies are: High Speed Rail, North Skye Railway, WestTrains, Island Lines and the Southern Network. Nearly all of the rail network is privately owned, only High Speed Rail is government run. See a district map and also a train line map at the side of this article.

Due to the variation in terrain and also each companies operating policies, train services will vary across the country. The hardest area to develop, due to snow-capped mountains taking up a lot of the ground space, is in the central area that the Southern Network administer, and the easiest area, due to reltively flat terrain, is administered by the North Skye Railway.