FAA 61.75 'English Proficiency'
Fo infomation of 61.75 'piggyback' licence holders.
I have been trying for some to comply with FAA ruling regarding the requirement to have my FAA CPL/IR re-issued for the English Proficiency statement by 9/3/2009.
Although informed by New York FAA office that a this could be carried out by a US DPE based in UK, the Oklahoma Foreign Licence Validation dept do not appear to accept this.
I am visiting USA for business reasons in the near future , and as soon as I requested re-issue through a personal visit to USA office I promptly received my papework from Oklahoma .
It does appear that FAA are sticking to the personal visit ruling for UK licence holders.
Unless AOPA etc. can get some sort of alleviation,from FAA ,there will be a few invalid 61.75 licences after 9/3.
No criticisim of FAA intended ,as could not see our CAA allowing such an arrangment at all.