Dear all,
I am completely confused with this FAA conversion business and I am humbly requesting someone to offer me some advice.
I am a low-hour JAA CPL/IR holder with ME and have completed all my JAA ATPL exams. I have been offered the possibility of flying a N-registered business jet. As such I need to get an FAA pilot certificate. I have the following questions:
a. Am I right in saying that I do not need to sit for an ATP written exam since I have less than 1500HRS total time? If so, do I still need to sit for any written exams?
b. As the business jet is owned by a private company and not used for scheduled commercial operations, will I be able to log PIC hours even without an ATP?
c. My JAA instrument and multiengine ratings are about to expire. Must I renew the ratings before I can convert my JAA licence to an FAA certificate?
d. Once I convert to an FAA certificate, will it be a stand alone FAA certificate? Or will it be based on my JAA CPL/IR?
Many thanks for your advice!