Ballast,
It's all in Part 61 of our regulations:
61.153 Eligibility requirements: General.
To be eligible for an airline transport pilot certificate, a person must:
(a) Be at least 23 years of age;
(b) Be able to read, speak, write, and understand the English language. ...
(c) Be of good moral character;
(d) Meet at least one of the following requirements:
(1)
(2)
(3) Holds either a foreign airline transport pilot license with instrument privileges, or a foreign commercial pilot license with an instrument rating, that—
(i) Was issued by a contracting State to the Convention on International Civil Aviation; and
(ii) Contains no geographical limitations.
(e) Meet the aeronautical experience requirements of this subpart
(f) Pass a knowledge test on the aeronautical knowledge areas of §61.155
(g) Pass the practical test on the areas of operation listed in §61.157
You do the written test and you take a checkride. The checkride can be the type ride. This is all as of now. While the rules change the end of October, the only country we have a BASA with that allows issuing pilot certificates is Canada and it took 6 years to work that deal out.
Last edited by MarkerInbound; 12th Sep 2011 at 19:11.
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