FAA Certifcates issued on basis of ICAO licence - STOPPED

[Kenny]

G-SPOTs Lost,

I'm pretty sure you'll find that you'll be able to continue to fly in the US on your current certificate. When you take the CPL flight test here, you'll get a new certificate that isn't based on your CAA one. At least that what happened with me when I did my CPL flight test over here.

As far as the IR is concerned, I don't think the FAA has ever issued an FAA IR on the back of an ICAO IR without both the flight and exam having been completed. The only way to get an FAA IR is to do the CPL flight test and then do the IR. That way you won't be getting another rating added to a certificate issued on the basis of a foreign one.

Take it easy,

Kenny