Originally Posted by
Hawala
To get my A320 rating from my ICAO License to my FAA license, do I have to do the full check-ride? I was under the impression its just a paper exercise.
Yes, you have to do the full checkride. By the way, FAA also ICAO.
With a paper exercise, you can get the type rating added to a 61.75 certificate valid for VFR only. You probably don’t really need the type rating added to your FAA certificate. You can take a checkride in a Seminole or Duchess, but if you feel most comfortable in the A320, you’ll have to do a course and full checkride. For what it’s worth, a friend of mine did his ATP checkride in the A320 simulator at the United facility but didn’t pay extra to have the type rating added.