Foreign License

Ol Shy & Bashful wrote:

Further, how many pilots here have flown in countries other than the
USA?

I've flown in Canada several times.

A DEA agent once tried to give me credit for flying low into the U.S. from
Mexico, but that was just wishful thinking on his part :-)

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)

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Airbus,

(except Switzerland).


And the UK.

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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.

Throughout Europe.
Have FAA aznd JAA certificates issued in US and France respectively).
It is now fairly straightforward to fly throughout western Europe - the
Schengen laws make it poossible to craoss borders without going through
customs and police formalities (except Switzerland).

Many people in Europe fly "N" registered aircraft. The reason is the regs
allow a US-certificated pilot to fly under FAA regulations internationally in
an "N" registered aircraft. You talk about the FAA "lunatics" but many foreign
regulatory agencies are much more out of touch with general aviation. An
instrument rating, in particular, is very costly and complex to complete in
Europe for GA flyers. Many opt to do the IR in the US, then fly IFR in Europe
using an "N" registered aircraft. In Paris you'll find Barons, Seneca V's
Mooneys and King Airs for rent with "N" callsigns. . .

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wrote:

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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Airbus wrote in
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Throughout Europe.
Have FAA aznd JAA certificates issued in US and France respectively).
It is now fairly straightforward to fly throughout western Europe -
the Schengen laws make it poossible to craoss borders without going
through customs and police formalities (except Switzerland).

Many people in Europe fly "N" registered aircraft. The reason is the
regs allow a US-certificated pilot to fly under FAA regulations
internationally in an "N" registered aircraft.

The reason they fly US reg'd airplanes in western Europe is to escape
the beaurocratic, anal retentive and exorbinately expensive authorities
that exist there.


Bertie

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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On 2008-03-30, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
The reason they fly US reg'd airplanes in western Europe is to escape
the beaurocratic, anal retentive and exorbinately expensive authorities
that exist there.

The head of the new EASA organisation has said that he wants to see a
regulatory environment that allows GA to thrive, 'similar to the US'
(paraphrasing his words).

I'll believe it when I see it.

Already, EASA have forced us to register gliders and put them on a full
C of A (it used to simply be administered by the British Gliding
Association in British airspace), which is a severe step in the *wrong*
direction, since it adds considerable bureaucracy to glider operations
that wasn't there before. So I remain deeply skeptical.

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Dylan Smith wrote in
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On 2008-03-30, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
The reason they fly US reg'd airplanes in western Europe is to escape
the beaurocratic, anal retentive and exorbinately expensive
authorities
that exist there.

The head of the new EASA organisation has said that he wants to see a
regulatory environment that allows GA to thrive, 'similar to the US'
(paraphrasing his words).

I'll believe it when I see it.


Me too.


Already, EASA have forced us to register gliders and put them on a
full
C of A (it used to simply be administered by the British Gliding
Association in British airspace), which is a severe step in the
*wrong*
direction, since it adds considerable bureaucracy to glider operations
that wasn't there before. So I remain deeply skeptical.


Isn't the UK getting a new ultralight class with significantly less
regualtion? I picked up one of the Brit GA mags when I was in London
about 6 months ago and it was talking about that. Your PFA has an
approved "list" of allowable homebuilts and this rule would
substantially loosen that for aircraft under a certain weight and
perfomance with a lot fewer restrictions on certificatin and maintenance
as well. Is that right?


Bertie

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.....