Originally Posted by
rudestuff
FAA sounds like a sensible plan. The good news is you do NOT have to convert to EASA. The UK CAA will give you a validation for about £45. No exams, no flight test. No need to get a night rating.
I went this FAA validation route in order to fly G-Reg aircraft in the UK on my FAA ticket, I had to submit certified log book copies to the CAA, complete the air law exam, Human Performance exam, Radio licence exam. No issue to pass them, after all if you can't then you shouldn't be flying anyway. But the drawback with the validation is it's only valid for 12 months, then you have to re-apply all over again and the process takes up to 3 months. I've done it twice now, but this year is still unknown because to date no one at the CAA can confirm one way or the other what will happen after brexit.