Hi Likair,
if one wants to study up to commerical level in the USA for FAA licenses and then converted to JAA Licenses. Assuming 0hours, starting from PPL. This means doing the theoretical and practical up to CPL in US. It will also include the CPL ME + IR (multi engine and Instrument Rating).
It is possible to obtain an FAA CPL/IR SEP MEP and convert it to the JAA CPL/IR etc... you will then end up with a full FAA and JAA licence.
You are able to undertake the JAA PPL, Night, CPL, FI(R) and ATPL Groundschool courses outside of the JAA member states as long as the school you attend is JAA approved. At the moment the only regulatory authority that approves schools outside of its own borders is that of the UK CAA.
However you MUST take the JAA IR flight test in European airspace. So you are NOT able to take the JAA IR outside of Europe.
Although if you have an FAA Multi IR then you are able to take a 15 hour JAA IR conversion course. This will still lead to the same JAA IR as someone who has completed the full 50 / 55 hour JAA IR course as it'll be exactly the same flight test.
Does the system (JAA-JAR) states that if flight training did not take place into a JAA country, the license isn't fully JAR compliant?
I have read somewhere that this maybe the case but I believe it was on pprune and it may have been rumours so unsure. Rest assured that the UK CAA will issue you with a full JAA licence even if you carried out some of your training in the USA.
If there's any JAA - JAR documents that you recommend to take note of please mention them.
If you are looking to carry out any JAA training in the USA then I would fully recommend you looking at the UK CAA Lasors document because invariably if you are at a JAA school in the USA you'll be training under the UK CAA authority. Lasors is available online at the address below.
http://www.caa.co.uk/publications/pu...ls.asp?id=1191
Hope this helps.
Best wishes,
Charlie Zulu.