Re: JAR Compliant PPL vs JAA PPL - Difference?
This one has been done to death here before.
Superficially, all of the following
a) FAA PPL holder, G-reg, UK airspace
b) FAA PPL holder, N-reg, UK airspace
c) JAA PPL holder, N-reg, UK airspace
are illegal at night.
However, if one contacts the FAA (as I have done) it is quickly established that b) and c) are OK. And a) is probably OK too, but I don't have time now to dig through the stuff. If the "night = IFR" stuff was interpreted in the totally anally retentive manner, lots of non IFR certified aeroplanes would not fly at night, etc, etc.
There is a distinction in the FARs between an aircraft flying IFR requiring a pilot with an IR, and the FAA-licensed pilot flying IFR requiring an IR. Again, no time to look at it now.