Staying current overseas

[Justin Gombos]

Suppose a US certificated pilot is in Europe for a couple years, and
the flight review becomes due when they're there. Does it complicate
the process to get the review in the US months or even a year after
the deadline? I'm figuring my chances of finding a FAA CFI in Europe
isn't something I can count on.

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[BT]

As long as you are not flying while overseas.. no problem.. the BFR expires
and you cannot act as PIC in a US registered aircraft until you complete the
Flight Review. If you are flying overseas on your US certificate, normally
the foreign ICAO country requires you to maintain standard US requirements.

You could go 20 years... and not fly.. and only need the CFI to sign off a
flight review.. granted the smart CFI will do more than just the minimum 1hr
ground and 1hr in the air to make sure you are safe.

BT

"Justin Gombos" > wrote in message
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> Suppose a US certificated pilot is in Europe for a couple years, and
> the flight review becomes due when they're there. Does it complicate
> the process to get the review in the US months or even a year after
> the deadline? I'm figuring my chances of finding a FAA CFI in Europe
> isn't something I can count on.
>
> --
> PM instructions: caesar cipher the alpha chars in my addy (key = +3).

[Bertie the Bunyip[_19_]]

Justin Gombos > wrote in news:heARi.4853
$2h2.3518@trndny01:

> Suppose a US certificated pilot is in Europe for a couple years, and
> the flight review becomes due when they're there. Does it complicate
> the process to get the review in the US months or even a year after
> the deadline? I'm figuring my chances of finding a FAA CFI in Europe
> isn't something I can count on.
>

There are plenty of them. Getting an airplane you can do it in is another
matter, but it's do-able.


Bertie

[Gig 601XL Builder]

Justin Gombos wrote:
> Suppose a US certificated pilot is in Europe for a couple years, and
> the flight review becomes due when they're there. Does it complicate
> the process to get the review in the US months or even a year after
> the deadline? I'm figuring my chances of finding a FAA CFI in Europe
> isn't something I can count on.

You might check with AOPA. I'll bet they have a list of US CFIs who can do a
BFR overseas.

[Robert M. Gary]

On Oct 17, 10:12 pm, "BT" > wrote:

> You could go 20 years... and not fly.. and only need the CFI to sign off a
> flight review.. granted the smart CFI will do more than just the minimum 1hr
> ground and 1hr in the air to make sure you are safe.

If the guy is flying several hundred hours a year under his Eurppean
certificate I would not have a problem signing his BFR after the
minimum.

-Robert

[Stefan]

Justin Gombos schrieb:

> the deadline? I'm figuring my chances of finding a FAA CFI in Europe
> isn't something I can count on.

In most European contries you will find some N-registered planes to rent
and an FAA FI to sign your check ride or whatever. Maybe you'll have to
search a bit, depending on where in Europe you will be, but they are
available.

[S Green]

"Justin Gombos" > wrote in message
news:heARi.4853$2h2.3518@trndny01...
> Suppose a US certificated pilot is in Europe for a couple years, and
> the flight review becomes due when they're there. Does it complicate
> the process to get the review in the US months or even a year after
> the deadline? I'm figuring my chances of finding a FAA CFI in Europe
> isn't something I can count on.

You should have little difficulty finding a FAA CFI. Just ask those who fly
N reg aircraft who does their BFR.

If the guy does not hold a JAR Instructor rating, he is not allowed to
charge for his services strictly speaking. However you are likely to find at
least one FAA instructor hanging out at any airfield that flies N regs.
Usually a couple of the pilots have gone and got his CFI to sign off his
friends and flying partners.

[BT]

He did not say he had a European certificate..
just a US certificate living in Eruo

BT

"Robert M. Gary" > wrote in message
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> On Oct 17, 10:12 pm, "BT" > wrote:
>
>> You could go 20 years... and not fly.. and only need the CFI to sign off
>> a
>> flight review.. granted the smart CFI will do more than just the minimum
>> 1hr
>> ground and 1hr in the air to make sure you are safe.
>
> If the guy is flying several hundred hours a year under his Eurppean
> certificate I would not have a problem signing his BFR after the
> minimum.
>
> -Robert
>