Originally Posted by
jai6638
However, will the "temporary validation of the FAA certificate" allow me to fly in the UAE in a UAE registered rental aircraft?
Thanks much for the help!
That would be the whole point of getting a temporary validation of your FAA certificate. Otherwise, if you were fortunate enough to find an N-registered aircraft in the UAE, all you would need to do is make sure enough fuel is in the tanks, file your flight plan and go (no need for a licence validation from the Emirati authorities).
The whole difference and point behind a full conversion or a validation (and this applies not only for the Emirates but almost all countries of the world) is that a conversion is a stand-alone licence with it's own validity, while the validation only recognizes your foreign licence, giving you the privledge to fly locally registered airplanes with the privledges you have at home. However, if your "back-home" licence expires, or becomes invalid (such as flight review, etc), then so does your validation. In many countries, a licence validation is good for a short time only-- maybe a year or so.