North Florida Flight Standards District Office

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North Florida Flight Standards District Office

• U.S. Pilot Certificate based on a Foreign License

North Florida FSDO Pilot Examiners
Larry Enlow
January 31, 2007
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FOREIGN PILOT CERTIFICATION

• U.S. RESTRICTED CERTIFICATE
• PRIVATE PRIVILEGES ISSUED ON BASIS OF
  FOREIGN LICENSE
• ALL LIMITATIONS RESTRICTIONS APPLY
• ISSUED FOR RATINGS HELD
• INSTRUMENT RATING REQIRES I.F.P.
  KNOWLEDGE TEST

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FOREIGN PILOT CERTIFICATION

• FAA NOTICE 8700.15
• Issuance of U.S. Pilot Certificates Based on a
  Foreign Pilot License
• REQUIRES VERIFICATION OF AUTHENTICITY OF
  FOREIGN LICENSE

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VERIFICATION OF AUTHENTICITY

• Letter of Verification of Authenticity
  requested from Airman Certification Branch in OKC
  and sent to Applicant and FSDO
• Valid for 180 days
• A copy is acceptable
• Fax copy from FSDO acceptable

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VERIFICATION OF AUTHENTICITY

• APPLIES TO
• ORIGINAL ISSUANCES
• ADDITIONAL RATINGS (from foreign cert.)
• ADDITIONAL RATINGS (U.S. TEST PASSED)
• STANDARD U.S. COMMERCIAL
• U.S. ATP
• Anything requiring completion of Block D of
  8710.1

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VERIFICATION OF AUTHENTICITY

• DOES NOT APPLY TO
• HOLDER OF FOREIGN PILOT LICENSE APPLYING FOR
  STANDARD U.S. PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE
• Do not complete Block D of 8710.1

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FOREIGN PILOT CERTIFICATION

• FOREIGN LICENSE MUST BE VALID
• FORMAT OF CERTIFICATE ?
• COMBINATION CERTIFICATE
• CERTIFICATE EXPIRED ?
• MEDICAL EXPIRED ?
• U.S MEDICAL O.K. ?
• 61.58 FLIGHT REVIEW REQUIRED

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ADDITIONAL RATINGS

• RATINGS MAY BE ADDED TO A U.S. RESTRICTED
  CERTIFICATE
• MUST MEET PART 61 REQUIREMENTS
• PRACTICAL TEST REQUIRED
• RATING KNOWLEDGE TEST ? (IRA)
• U.S. TEST PASSED
• MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO STANDARD U.S.
  CERTIFICATE

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U.S. STANDARD CERTIFICATE

• MUST MEET PART 61 REQUIREMENTS
• U.S. FAA MEDICAL REQUIRED
• KNOWLEDGE TEST REQUIRED
• PRACTICAL TEST REQUIRED
• ONLY U.S. TEST PASSED MAY BE TRANSFERRED
  TO STANDARD CERT.
• PILOT MAY HOLD 2 CERTIFICATES

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U.S. / CANADA LICENSE CONVERSION

• CONVERSION OF PVT, COMM, or ATP
• VERIFICATION OF AUTHENTICITY
• U.S. FAA MEDICAL REQUIRED
• KNOWLEDGE TEST REQUIRED
• FLIGHT REVIEW BY FAA INSTRUCTOR
• PILOT MAY HOLD 2 CERTIFICATES
• MAY BE ISSUED BY MC / FPE