You cannot fly G Reg aircraft on an FAA PPL. You will have to convert it on your return. I cannot remember exactly what you need to do but one thing I do remember is you have to do the UK Air Law paper. One advantage is you will get your Night Rating from the off. This is included as part of the standard FAA PPL.
Have you checked to see if you can do a JAA PPL in the US? I did mine (CCA PPL, as it was then) in Florida. Flight Safety International .Link to commercial web-site removed. Please do a search for the above. - are worth a look.
The classifieds at the back of Pilot or Flyer should provide good info.
When I did my PPL I did not require a J1 Student Visa as I was only doing the basic PPL. If I had been doing the full Monty then i would have need the J1
Last edited by BRL; 10th August 2002 at 12:46.