Are European regulators going to insist, for example, on current EASA type ratings for European-based N-reg aircraft that do not need type ratings within the FAA system?
As I read it EASA will accept third country type ratings but the pilots licences must be mirrored by EASA ones?
What does that mean I have no clue. In my own case I hold an FAA ATP and am type rated on the C500/550/560 you only need a PPL IR to fly that aircraft. You cannot earn money using an EASA ATP on an FAA Aircraft.
I could understand this if statistics showed FAA licences to be poor in comparison to EASA. They could claim a safety angle but they cannot EASA followed every angle to find a shred of evidence hoping to use that arguement but failed.
A good friend and co pilot of mine went the FAA way at huge expense to himself because he failed the EASA medical on eyesight but passed on the FAA system who is going to be liable for ruining his aviation career and who will reimburse him the £1000s he has spent furthering his career all which he did to legally fly in Europe?
The sick fact is that you could hold EASA ATP and an EASA type rating but you could not jump into an FAA aircraft and fly it. Reason the licences have absolutely NIL validity on FAA aircraft and visa versa.
As I said in a last post EASA might as well insist you hold a Marine boat handling certificate to Fly an FAA aircraft which you are already fully licenced and legal to fly.
The whole thing is DISGUSTING and I am sure a equally clever aviation Lawyer can find plenty of ammunition in European law to shoot this farce down.
EASA was severely rapped and almost disbanded for trying to re design the wheel they obviously have not learnt a thing from before.
Pace