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Old 2nd Mar 2019, 12:42
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Mike Flynn
 
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Originally Posted by EXDAC
Ok, so back to my question which was "Please explain in a bit more detail why he could not fly an N reg aircraft at night on his FAA PPL. The argument put forward before was that he could not do so because he had no night rating on his base UK licence. Now you say he couldn't do it even with a UK night rating."

What restriction was on his UK PPL and how would it have made the (hypothetical) night rating invalid.
US piggyback licences are issued on the back of UK licences and their restrictions.

In the case of this pilot his eyesight prevented him obtaining a UK night rating because he was colour blind.

So he could not fly at night end of story.

Other countries such as Australia do not allow their residents fly a home based N reg without changing it to a VH and complying with local licensing requirements.(As I know from importing a PA32 to Perth)

The use of N reg aircraft in the UK has mushroomed in recent years because it is a cheaper less regulated and less scrutinised method of flying.


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