Originally Posted by
Kemble Pitts
Sapperkenno, I have studied Part 61 all the way through - hence me quoting some of the relevant sections. As is often the case with regulations though, they can be ambiguous. 61.56 defines the flight review but 61.41 accepts training given overseas by a foreign instructor.
I think you may have misunderstood the regulation you quoted.
"(2) A flight instructor who is authorized to give such training by the licensing authority of a foreign contracting State to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, and the flight training is given outside the United States." does not stand alone. It is subordinate to:
"(a) A person may credit flight training toward the requirements of a pilot certificate or rating issued under this part, if that person received the training from:"
Therefore 2) only applies to instruction toward a pilot certificate or rating and this para does not cover flight instruction for a flight review.
There is no doubt in my mind that an FAA flight review must be conducted by an FAA certificated flight instructor.