Which license works where?

[Snowball-in-hell]

CAA, JAA, FAA and any other AA....?

I have bits of pieces of this already, but it would be great if someone could shed

some comprehensive light on it: Which licenses work where and what's involved

in converting one to another?

 

Europe and US is fairly clear, as well as Australia, it's all the other countries

that I'm not so sure about....

 

All the best,

 

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[Guest pokey]

and thats just pilots license you're talking about !?! ya also have yer mechanics license, drivers license, fishing license, hunting license, boating license, dawg license,,,,,,,,

[joker]

OK, very briefly (in the hope that someone else will pick up),

 

Most ICAO countries will settle for a direct conversion of to a PPL. That means even if you have an ATPL in your home country, you will still only be able to get a PPL without doing any work! Usually, they require you to have a verification from your home country and the limits on your home licence remain, and your home medical must be current.

 

For the conversion of a professional pilot's licence and rating, it gets more difficult. ICAO still lay down the basics, but each country is entitled to impose their own standards as they see fit.

 

Thus, most countries will require Air Law examinations (those pertinent to that country). Some might also require you to do a Type specific examination. Human performance is pretty trendy too. As for the other examination subjects, it is often possible to get credit for the study you have done. This is not always the case though; JAA require all tests to be done!

 

As for flight tests, well usually you will end up having to do at least 1 or 2. Type rating / day general handling, instrument rating and /or night.

 

Of course, the greater number of hours you have, the fewer requirements you have to comply with.

 

From a practical standpoint, NIGHT - IFR - CROSS COUNTRY are like gold in most of the world, where the regulations are more stringent for those kinds of flight. If you're in the States, log as many of those as you can.

 

Also, ICAO require a medical certificate to have been issued within the last 6 months for a conversion of a professional licence. This is irrespective to whether or not it is valid in your home country for the same level of licence. i.e. if converting your FAA CPL, you still need a medical issued in the last 6 months.

 

Well, that's not as brief as I thought, sorry.

 

Joker

[flingwing206]

...picking up - also count on (at least if coming to the US with a foriegn cert) at least a month's wait for the process, i.e. if you know you want to fly here, file in writing to the FAA FSDO having jursdiction over the area in which you will be flying.

[Snowball-in-hell]

Thanks Joker! Getting clearer by the minute this.....=)

(No I'm not being sarcastic.)