Why the hell cant we have just one global standard that says this person is physically fit and is capable of flying anywhere in the world.
So long as it is issued following an identical course of training to an identical standard it really wouldnt matter who signed it off woult it EASA FAA CAA JPL REPUBLIC OF CHINA OR WHO EVER? I dont understand if an Americal pilot can overfly all the continent of Europe at 35,000 ft, Why he or any other nationality pilot , has to have a different one for flying out of any of the countries he just flew over?
To a simpleton like me , it sounds from all the gobbledy gook here , that if you have to have licences for the coutry you are operating in, why do pilots not have to have 30 odd different ones to land away and then fly out of all the places they routinely fly to commercially?
If you are fit and capable fo flying a 747 400 OR PA34 yOU CAN FLY THE THING SO WHY NEED A SPECIAL LICENCE TO DO IT AN ANY OTHER COUNTRY
. There is bound to be a 132 page document somewhere that explains why it isnt done but isnt it about time it was?
Then all pilots everywhere would fly to the same standard for a given class and set of conditions?
Can you imagine of all the Formula one drivers had to pass a racing test for each country they race in and re do a currency test for wet days and dry days and cold days or windy days ...? Or each Soldier had to pass a medical for each country they operate in and undergo firearms training in each country they visit... Madness....... Well wouldnt want our troops trained in American ways so scratch that last comment .....