Foreign License

On Mar 29, 9:44 am, Airbus wrote:

an "N" registered aircraft. You talk about the FAA "lunatics" but many foreign
regulatory agencies are much more out of touch with general aviation.

I see a difference between eurocratic obstructionism and US government
lunacy, but the effect can be the same. The thought of attempting to
get a Schweizerdeutsch aviation official to hand over a license is
enough to get me to turn in my passport and go no further than
Disneyland.

But there must be lots of more flexible aviation authorities, perhaps
in English-speaking areas of the Caribbean, that might write up valid
credentials in exchange for reasonable compensation.

Not that I have any imminent need for such. My airman's certificate
and medical are valid and I have no reason to think that will change,
even after this posting becomes public.

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On Mar 29, 9:44 am, Airbus wrote:

an "N" registered aircraft. You talk about the FAA "lunatics" but many
foreign
regulatory agencies are much more out of touch with general aviation.

I see a difference between eurocratic obstructionism and US government
lunacy, but the effect can be the same. The thought of attempting to
get a Schweizerdeutsch aviation official to hand over a license is
enough to get me to turn in my passport and go no further than
Disneyland.

But there must be lots of more flexible aviation authorities, perhaps
in English-speaking areas of the Caribbean, that might write up valid
credentials in exchange for reasonable compensation.

Not that I have any imminent need for such. My airman's certificate
and medical are valid and I have no reason to think that will change,
even after this posting becomes public.

Unfortunately, the US has both the most pilots and personally-owned
aircraft of any nation in the world.

As a result, we also have some of the most liberal regulations of any
nation. We have some very good organizations (EAA, AOPA, state and local
pilots' associations) who keep an eye on the bureaucratic "mice" who
would destroy our rights.

All of Europe, which many people would call "enlightened," is really a
cesspool of anti-general aviation regulation, fueled by the Green and
socialist attitudes, which take a dim view of anybody "rich enough" to
fly his own plane (Oh, the humanity!).

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On 2008-03-29, wrote:
But there must be lots of more flexible aviation authorities, perhaps
in English-speaking areas of the Caribbean, that might write up valid
credentials in exchange for reasonable compensation.

In the Isle of Man, you just fill in a form to fly M-reg aircraft.

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Dylan Smith wrote:
On 2008-03-29, wrote:
But there must be lots of more flexible aviation authorities, perhaps
in English-speaking areas of the Caribbean, that might write up valid
credentials in exchange for reasonable compensation.

In the Isle of Man, you just fill in a form to fly M-reg aircraft.


Yes, like few other countries (VP-, for ex.), but is just a validation
based on a foreign license, you loose your license you loose the M
validation.....