JAR PPL to FAA PPL
Hi
Quick daft question which I suspect I know the answer to...
I have a JAR PPL with night rating, and have completed my ME-IR skills test. I haven't yet applied for the IR to go on my license even though I've passed the skills test (I'm waiting until I've done my CPL to apply for the pair of them together to save a bit of money).
Once I've done my CPL, I want to do some SEP hour building for a week in the states to get up to the 100hrs I need to get my CPL (and the IR at the same time) issued.
Am I right in thinking that by applying to 'convert' my JAR license to an FAA license, my JAR license, including my latent IR skills test pass, remains completely current and valid? Ie. I will have a JAR license with an FAA license running side by side?
Sorry for the daft question but I'm hoping someone will know. Last thing I want to do is find myself somehow invalidating my JAR license and IR skills test pass!! (Paranoid I know..)
Cheers.