Mxsmanic wrote in
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Martin Hotze writes:

except for all the loops one has to jump through like fingerprinting,
visa (!), etc.
for a visa you have to show up in person at the embassy (earlier one
was able to do that by mail, BTDT), this costs you at least 1 day
(including "interviews"). for a student visa you need a M1, but if
you go Part 61 the flight school is not able to issue the required
papers (and you have to chose your flight school beforehand, changes
are close to impossible now, BTDT, too). Then you need the
fingerprinting and the flight school has to report you to the
government/FAA. Each involved party in this process, including the
immigration officer can make your plans go south. Then - not flying
related - you have to deal with the new sentiments against
foreigners.

Nevertheless, an aviation magazine here described getting an IR in the
U.S. in detail, and the pilot still came out ahead financially. He
does have to fly a U.S.-registered aircraft, but apparently he
specifically registered his own in the U.S., so he's all set to fly
IFR in France, bypassing the crippling cost and red tape of the French
government for the most part.




Wrong again

Bertie