rafhawk

Hi everyone.

I last posted on here about 2 years ago. Now i am 17, i am staying with my uncle in america and pulling in a bit of money. I have an aircraft that i only have to pay the 'gas' for and an instructor that wants time in the aircraft for his log book 'retractable gear V35 Bonanza'. So i only have fuel charges and medicals, ground exams etc to pay for, a very good offer.

My question is, what are the rules regarding keeping an FAA licence current when i go back to the UK ? Do i need checkrides ? do they need to be in 'N' reg aircraft, FAA instructors ? Insurance?

Also, what are the regulations about using an 'N' reg aircraft in the UK ? with things like inspections, annuals, buying and selling?

Thanks in advance

BartV

annual inspection and bi-annual check ride

for the rest i propose you first learn for your ground school that will solve a lot of answers, you can start reading :

Airplane Flying Handbook

these are some very high quality aviation books the faa gives you for free

IO540

The rules are same as in the uSA - a BFR every two years. For the FAA IR, same rolling currency i.e. 6 approaches in last 6 months.

The BFRs can be done in any registration aircraft - the FARs do not dictate an N-reg. Some FAA CFIs in Europe do insist on an N-reg but many won't. Insurance is arranged in the UK and is not significantly affected by the reg.

There are currently no restrictions on long term parking of an N-reg in the UK, nor in most of Europe. EASA is threatening to do something around 2012 but the proposal is not out yet. They have so far published a (totally barmy) proposal to kill off all foreign license privileges for European resident pilots here (pages 159-161) with no allowance for previous training or qualifications (so e.g. an Australian ATPL wanting a PPL would need to do all exams and the 45 hrs training from scratch).

SoCal App

rafhawk,
Sent you a PM with regards to the 'rules' you need to follow to commence flight training (assuming you are not a US citizen).. Even with a friendly Instructor etc, you still need to complete the TSA submission and ensure you get the correct visa suitable for Flight Training.

In fact we had this same conversation 16 months ago in this post:
American PPL ??