Thanks very much for that, Keygrip. Will let you know about the Disney Bash nearer the time, though!
I don't think you're right about not adding ratings, though. Two reasons:
Number 1 - I did a lot of research into this a couple of years ago, with respect to night qualifications. What I discovered at the time (and I admit that the FARs could have changed within this time) was that the FARs explicitly state that you can add a "rating" to such a license. Unfortunately, because there is no such thing as a "night rating", you can't add that to your FAA license - you have to add it to your JAR license and then the privileges are automatically added to the FAA license - and this is why there is a lot of confusion and disagreement amongst FAA types about night qualifications. I've never heard any similar confusion about any "rating" before, though.
Number 2 - I have a rating on my license, it's an Airplane Single Engine (Sea) rating. Have heard of lots of people adding IRs to their license issued on the basis of a foreign license, too.
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