Richard,
As you seem to be up on the latest licensing developments, I wonder if you can advise me whether I need to go through the new verification process to have my existing FAA 'piggyback' certificate - issued in 1998 on the basis of my Canadian glider pilot license - endorsed for SEL airplanes on the basis of my Canadian PPL(A) issued 2001?
BTW, what is the process for pilots holding ICAO licenses who wish to qualify for unrestriced FAA certificates? I suppose one would need to maintain an FAA medical, so perhaps I'm better off just sticking with a restricted certificate, which is dependent upon my Canadian medical; however, it might be fun to hold a 'proper' US certificate. In Canada, a foreign license holder is granted credit for all of their hours and doesn't have to complete ground school; they do have to pass the written exam and the flight test (ref. CARS 421.26(9)). Does the US approach differ, and can you supply the reference(s) in the FARS?
Thanks,
Cdn Luscombe