Originally Posted by
selfin
bafanguy, that condition—the bar against converting a licence issued on the basis of another licence—is frequently misunderstood. Both Transport Canada and FAA interpret it simply as meaning that the licence or rating resulted from a successful Canadian or US skill/practical test. For example, Transport Canada will issue, without a flight test, a multiengine land class rating to an applicant who has been issued with an equivalent rating by an ICAO Contracting State within the recent 12 months. Such a rating is ineligible for conversion under the US–Canada agreement. To make it eligible, a Canadian flight test would need to be passed.
selfin,
Well, it appears I've misunderstood. An FAA PPL issued under FAR 61.75 isn't issued as the result of a skills test, right ? So are you saying it
does qualify for the TCCA-FAA reciprocity agreement ?