Originally Posted by
airpolice
In a sea (sorry) of speculation, that seems to be the first real black & white bit of info we have had on this thread.
Except it’s wrong as the poster above says.
What is definitely correct is that to fly an N-reg aircraft outside of the state that issued your licence you need to have a valid FAA licence for that operation.
So flying a US aircraft IFR in France without a French-issued EASA licence with an IR, or having an IR on your FAA licence, is not valid.
What I am amazed by is how few people know these regulations for a professional pilots forum...